Ilija Abutović

Ilija Abutović (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Абутовић; born 2 August 1988) is a Serbian handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Serbia national team.

Ilija Abutović
Personal information
Full name Ilija Abutović
Born (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988
Vrbas, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Number 20
Youth career
Team
 RK Crvenka
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2007
 Spartak Subotica
2007–2010
 RK Partizan
2010–2011
 RD Slovan
2011–2018
 RK Vardar
2018–
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years Team
2014–
 Serbia

Club career

After playing for Spartak Subotica, Abutović was transferred to Partizan in 2007.[1] He moved abroad to Slovenian club Slovan in 2010. Between 2011 and 2018, Abutović spent seven seasons with Vardar and won numerous trophies, including the 2016–17 EHF Champions League.[2]

International career

At international level, Abutović represented Serbia at the 2016 European Championship.

Honours
Partizan
Vardar

References
  1. "Tornjevi blizanci – Ilija Abutović i Nenad Malenčić!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Ilija Abutović se oprostio od Vardara: Nisam ni sanjao da ću provesti ovakvih sedam godina u Skoplju" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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