Radiša Ilić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Радиша Илић; born 20 September 1977) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

After starting out at Sloboda Užice, Ilić was transferred to

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: ** AK Partizan, athletics **Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling **Džudo Klub Partizan, judo ** FK Partizan, association fo ...

in the summer of 1998. He spent the next five seasons at the club, winning three championship titles (

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, and

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) and one national cup (

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). Following a brief spell with Romanian club Național București, Ilić returned to his homeland and represented

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čača ...

(

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

– 2006) and

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karabur ...

( 2006–

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). He subsequently moved abroad for the second time and joined Greek side Panserraikos, failing to help them avoid relegation from the top flight in the 2008–09 season. In June 2010, Ilić rejoined

after seven years. He collected three more domestic trophies with the ''Crno-beli'', before retiring from the game in the 2013 winter transfer window.

International career

Ilić recorded his only cap for

in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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on 6 February 2008, keeping a clean sheet in the first half before being substituted for Damir Kahriman.

Honours

;Partizan *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03,

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, 2011–12 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

: 2000–01,

References

External links

Superleague Greece profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilic, Radisa FC Progresul București players Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Romania First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Borac Čačak players FK Partizan non-playing staff FK Partizan players FK Sloboda Užice players Liga I players OFK Beograd players Panserraikos F.C. players People from Bajina Bašta Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Super League Greece players 1977 births Living people