Julija Portjanko | |
Nationality: | Macedonian |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1983 |
Birth Place: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Veles, North Macedonia[1] |
Position: | Centre back |
Years1: | 2001–2003 |
Clubs1: | SC Galiceanka Liov |
Years2: | 2003–2009 |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Years4: | 2010–2012 |
Years5: | 2012–2013 |
Years6: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs6: | ŽRK Vardar |
Nationalteam1: | Macedonia |
Nationalcaps1: | 57 |
Nationalgoals1: | 187 |
Ntupdate: | 4 December 2012 |
Julija Portjanko (mk|Јулија Портјанко; born Yuliya Ihorivna Portyanko, uk|Юлія Ігорівна Портянко; 20 April 1983 – 12 October 2021),[2] [3] also known as Julija Nikolić (mk|Јулија Николиќ; uk|Юлія Ігорівна Ніколич|Yuliya Ihorivna Nikolich), was a Macedonian handball player. She last played for the club ŽRK Vardar and for the Macedonia national team. She represented Macedonia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship,[4] where Macedonia finished 7th, and Portjanko was among the top-ten goalscorers at the championship.
On 3 June 2012, after leading Macedonia to qualification for the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship she announced her retirement from the national team.[5]