▁citizens hip ▁and ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Hand ball ▁Federation ▁wanted ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁appear ▁for ▁their ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁European ▁Men ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship , ▁played ▁in ▁Den mark ▁during ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁however , ▁this ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Hand ball ▁Federation ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁V u gr ine c ▁has ▁not ▁lived ▁in ▁Mac ed onia ▁continu ously ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁ 3 8 - year - old ▁V u gr ine c ▁became ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Mac ed onia ▁national ▁hand ball ▁team , ▁after ▁a ▁decision ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Hand ball ▁Federation . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁years ▁old ▁V u gr ine c ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Mac ed onia ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁World ▁Men ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship ▁qual ifying ▁match ▁against ▁Greece ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Mac ed onia ▁with ▁the ▁score ▁ 2 5 – 2 7 , ▁with ▁V u gr ine c ▁contrib uting ▁one ▁goal . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Cel je ▁Category : S lo ven ian ▁male ▁hand ball ▁players ▁Category : Ex pat ri ate ▁hand ball ▁players ▁Category : S lo ven ian ▁exp atri ate