Ilija Abutović | |
Full Name: | Ilija Abutović |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1988 |
Birth Place: | Vrbas, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Height: | 2.02 m |
Position: | Left back |
Currentclub: | RK Eurofarm Pelister |
Clubnumber: | 20 |
Youthclubs1: | RK Crvenka |
Years1: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs1: | Spartak Subotica |
Years2: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs2: | RK Partizan |
Years3: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs3: | RD Slovan |
Years4: | 2011–2018 |
Clubs4: | RK Vardar |
Years5: | 2018–2022 |
Clubs5: | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
Years6: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs6: | C' Chartres MHB |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | RK Eurofarm Pelister |
Nationalyears1: | 2014–2024 |
Nationalteam1: | Serbia |
Ilija Abutović (; born 2 August 1988) is a Serbian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Serbia national team.
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]
At international level, Abutović represented Serbia at the 2016 European Championship.