Igor Butulija

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Igor Butulija
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Personal information
Full name Igor Butulija
Born (1970-03-21) 21 March 1970 (age 56)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, 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
1990–1992
Yugoslavia
1995–2000
FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2003–2006
SG Handball West Wien
2008–2011
Crvena zvezda
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Team
Representing File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Spain Team

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

Club career

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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 head coach by Wilhelm Doskocil.[5]

International career

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

Honours

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Granollers
Crvena zvezda
Bidasoa

References

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