Vanja Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Илић; born 25 February 1993) is a Serbian handball player for C' Chartres MHB and the Serbia national team. He is the younger brother of fellow handball player Nemanja Ilić.[1]
| Vanja Ilić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Vanja Ilić | ||
| Born |
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 MHB | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| RK Partizan | |||
| Sinđelić Beograd | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| PKB | |||
2011–2015 | RK Partizan | ||
2015–2016 | HC Rabotnichki | ||
2016 | RK Partizan | ||
2016–2018 | RK Metalurg Skopje | ||
2018–2019 | BM Logroño La Rioja | ||
2019– | C' Chartres MHB | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Serbia | 36 | (63) |
Medal record | |||
Career edit
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 edit
- Partizan
- Serbian Handball Super League: 2011–12
- Serbian Handball Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13
- Serbian Handball Super Cup: 2011, 2012
References edit
- ^ "Partizanova braća sanjaju Rio" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Vanja Ilić u Partizanu" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Ilić: Vratiću se jednog dana" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Ilić iz Partizana otišao u Metalurg" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Universiade Gwangju 2015 - (Handball) Biography Overview : ILIC Vanja". gwangju2015.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.