Radiša Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радиша Илић; 20 September 1977 – 13 March 2025) was a Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
After starting out at Sloboda Užice, Ilić was transferred to Partizan in the summer of 1998. He spent the next five seasons at the club, winning three championship titles (1999, 2002, and 2003) and one national cup (2001).
Following a brief spell with Romanian club Național București, Ilić returned to his homeland and represented Borac Čačak (2004–2006) and OFK Beograd (2006–2008). 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 Partizan after seven years.[1] He collected three more domestic trophies with the Crno-beli, before retiring from the game in the 2013 winter transfer window.[2]
International career
Ilić recorded his only cap for Serbia in a 1–1 friendly draw against Macedonia on 6 February 2008, keeping a clean sheet in the first half before being substituted for Damir Kahriman.[3]
Death
Ilić commited suicide on 13 March 2025, at the age of 47.[4]
Honours
Partizan
References
- ^ "Radiša Ilić ponovo crno-beli" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Radiša Ilić i Igor Spasić u stručnom štabu" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Radiša Ilić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Tragedija: Radiša Ilić izvršio samoubistvo (in Serbian)
External links
- Superleague Greece profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 May 2019)
- Radiša Ilić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Radiša Ilić at National-Football-Teams.com
