Ratko Butorović
| Ratko Butorović | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ratko Buturović 17 July 1956 Nikšić, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 8 June 2013 (aged 56) Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Alma mater | University of Novi Sad |
| Occupation |
FK Vojvodina owner (2006-2013) Hotel Park owner (2004-2013) Hotel Leopold I operator (2006-2013) |
| Children | Balša Butorović |
Ratko Butorović, (17 July 1956 – 8 June 2013) also known as Bata Kan Kan was a contravesrsial Montenegrin businessman.
Born in Nikšić, Butorović found success in Novi Sad where he owned several hospitality venues and also had a stint as the owner of the city's football club FK Vojvodina. Known for his colourful clothing and eccentric ways, he also had alleged ties to various underworld figures in Serbia and Montenegro such as Đorđe Božović and Brano Mićunović.
After completing high school in his hometown, still a teenager Buturović moved northwards to SR Serbia, first to Belgrade and eventually settling in Novi Sad where he enrolled at the University of Novi Sad's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He reportedly already had a knack for business, making his first money by selling clothing stolen in Italy and then smuggled into Yugoslavia.
In his twenties he moved to Vienna where, having a strong physical build, he worked as bouncer and bodyguard. He also spent some time in Paris. By mid-1980s he returned to SR Serbia where he modified his last name from Buturović to Butorović, reportedly due to transgressions committed abroad.
Butorović's first foray into business occurred in 1987 in Novi Sad when he opened a retail store selling general goods. Named 'Kan Kan', the store further cemented his by now widely known nickname.
The store soon expanded into a chain of shops around the city and he furthermore expanded his activities by establishing a rent-a-car company as well as an airport taxi service shuttling passengers between Novi Sad and Belgrade Airport.
By now based out of a small office located in the state-owned Hotel Park in Novi Sad, Butorović was involved in various business activities during the early 1990s, including running a pawnbroker's shop and donating a medical vehicle to the Serbian forces fighting in the Battle of Vukovar.
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