Igor Butulija

Igor Butulija (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Бутулија; born 21 March 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and coach.

Igor Butulija
Personal information
Full name Igor Butulija
Born (1970-03-21) 21 March 1970
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Team
 Crvena zvezda
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985–1993
 Crvena zvezda
1993–1994
 Atlético Madrid
1994–1995
 Granollers
1995–1996
 Crvena zvezda
1996–1997
 Bidasoa
1997
 Sporting CP
1998
 TUSEM Essen
1998–1999
 Lovćen
1999–2000
 Crvena zvezda
2000–2005
 SG Handball West Wien
National team
Years Team
1996–2000
 FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2003–2006
 SG Handball West Wien
2008–2011
 Crvena zvezda
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
1991 AthensTeam
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
European Championship
1996 SpainTeam

Career

Born in Belgrade,[1] Butulija started out at Crvena zvezda and remained there until 1993. He would later return to the club on two more occasions (in 1995 and 1999).[2] Over the course of his career, Butulija also spent three seasons in Spain with Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Granollers (1994–1995) and Bidasoa (1996–1997). He lastly played for SG Handball West Wien (from 2000)[3] and later served as player-coach (until 2005).[4] In March 2006, Butulija was replaced as coach by Wilhelm Doskocil.[5]

At international level, Butulija represented FR Yugoslavia in four major tournaments, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 European Men's Handball Championship. He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics,[6] as the team would finish in fourth place.

Honours
Granollers
Crvena zvezda
  • Handball League of FR Yugoslavia: 1995–96
  • Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1995–96
Bidasoa

References
  1. "Igor Butulija: Ne znam zašto se moj brat igrao sa životom" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Igor Butulija u Crvenoj zvezdi !" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 16 July 1999. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. "Handball-Ergebnisse" (in German). wienerzeitung.at. 29 November 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Hard lädt West Wien zum Nachtragspiel" (in German). sportlive.at. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "West Wien trennt sich von Coach Butulija" (in German). sportlive.at. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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