Vanja Ilić (handballer)

Vanja Ilić
Personal information
Full name Vanja Ilić
Born (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club C' Chartres Métropole
Number 3
Youth career
Team
Partizan
Sinđelić Beograd
Senior clubs
Years Team
PKB
2011–2015
Partizan
2015–2016
Rabotnički
2016
Partizan
2016–2018
Metalurg Skopje
2018–2019
Logroño La Rioja
2019–present
C' Chartres Métropole
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–present
Serbia 83 (210)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 December 2023

Vanja Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Илић; born 25 February 1993) is a Serbian handball player for C' Chartres Métropole. He also represents the Serbia national team. He is the younger brother of fellow handball player Nemanja Ilić.[1]

Career

After playing for PKB, Ilić signed with Partizan in June 2011.[2] He spent four seasons at the club, before moving abroad to Macedonian side Rabotnički.[3] A year later, Ilić rejoined Partizan, but quickly returned to Macedonia to play for Metalurg Skopje.[4]

At international level, Ilić won a silver medal with the Serbian team at the 2015 Summer Universiade[5] and participated in two European Championships (2018, 2020) and one World Championship (2019).

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ^ "Partizanova braća sanjaju Rio" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Vanja Ilić u Partizanu" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ilić: Vratiću se jednog dana" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ilić iz Partizana otišao u Metalurg" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Universiade Gwangju 2015 - (Handball) Biography Overview : ILIC Vanja". gwangju2015.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.