hɪz fˈɜːst fˈɔːɹməl mˈætʃ æz ɐ plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə mˈɛnz nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm wʌz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv æt ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn ˈæθᵻnz wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd æz ɐ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt ɪnðə ɡˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst lˈætviə ɡɹˈiːs wˈʌn θɹˈiː dˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛts.
His first formal match as a player of the men's National Team was in 1995 at the European Championship in Athens where he played as a substitute in the game against Latvia (Greece won 3-0 sets).