Julija Portjanko

Julija Portjanko, (Macedonian: Јулија Портјанко) also Julija Nikolić (Јулија Николиќ) (born 20 April 1983) is a Macedonian handball player. She plays for the club ŽRK Vardar and for the Macedonia women's national handball team. She played on the Macedonian team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship,[1] where Macedonia finished 7th, and Portjanko was among the top-ten goalscorers at the championship.

Julija Portjanko
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Nationality	Macedonian
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	ŽRK Vardar
Number	14
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2001–2003	SC Galiceanka Liov
2003–2009	Kometal Gjorče Petrov
2009–2010	Üsküdar Belediyespor
2010–2012	Arvor 29
2012–2013	Zvezda Zvenigorod
2013–2015	ŽRK Vardar
National team ^1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Macedonia	57	(187)
^1 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2012

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.[2]

References

1. "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Fyr Macedonia team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
2. "Николиќ: „Мој последен натпревар за Македонија"". Ekipa. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.