æz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl plˈeɪɚ hiː hɐz pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd wˈʌns ɪnðə wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuːˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə: sˈɛvənθ plˈeɪs, wˈʌns ɪnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪvˈæθᵻnz: sˈɛvənθ plˈeɪs ænd θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz ɪnðə wˈɜːld lˈiːɡz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt: twˈɛlfθ plˈeɪs, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn: nˈaɪnθ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː: nˈaɪnθ.
As an international player he has participated once in the World Championship (2002-Argentina: 7th place), once in the European Championship (1995-Athens: 7th place) and three times in the World Leagues (1998: 12th place, 2001: 9th, 2002: 9th).