Renato Vugrinec

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Renato Vugrinec
Personal information
Born (1975-06-09) 9 June 1975 (age 48)
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian/Macedonian[1]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position Right back[1]
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1997
 RK Drava Ptuj
1997–2004
 RK Celje
2004–2006
 SC Magdeburg
2006–2009
 SDC San Antonio
2009–2010
 RK Celje
2010–2011
Al Sadd
2011–2012
HSV Hamburg
2012
 RK Maribor Branik
2012–2015
 RK Metalurg Skopje
2015
Lekhwiya SC
2015–2016
 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2016–2017
 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2010
 Slovenia[2] 187 (616)
2014–2015
 Macedonia
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Slovenia Team

Renato Vugrinec (born 9 June 1975)

Summer Olympics,[3] before retiring from international play in 2010. Since March 2014 he became eligible to play for Macedonia national handball team, after receiving the country's citizenship in late 2013, and he has made his debut for their national team in June 2014.[4]

Club career

Raised in Videm pri Ptuju, Vugrinec began playing handball in the nearby Ptuj and remained there until 1997 when he transferred to Slovenian club Celje. In late 1990s and early 2000s Celje was regarded as one of the teams who formed the European club handball elite and they were regularly qualifying among the top four in the EHF Champions League. During the 2003–04 season Celje won the EHF Champions League after they have defeated the German side Flensburg in a two-legged final.[5] Vugrinec was one of the most important players for his club during the course of the 2003–04 Champions league campaign finishing the competition on ninth place among scorers with 58 goals, including ten which he scored in a two-legged final.[6]

After the successful season Celje sold a number of their star players and Vugrinec moved to the German club

Lekhwiya
.

International career

Slovenia

Between 1996 and 2010 Vugrinec was a member of the

Summer Olympics (2000 and 2004).[3] He was a member of the Slovenian team which were runners-up at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship.[9] With 187 appearances and 616 goals he is among the most capped and most prolific goal scorers in history of the Slovenia men's national handball team.[11]

Macedonia

In late 2013 Vugrinec received Macedonian citizenship and the

Macedonia continuously for two years.[12] In March 2014 the 38-year-old Vugrinec became eligible to play for the Macedonia national handball team, after a decision issued by the International Handball Federation.[13][14][15]

On 7 June 2014 the 38 years old Vugrinec made his debut for Macedonia on a 2015 World Men's Handball Championship qualifying match against Greece which was won by Macedonia with the score 25–27, with Vugrinec contributing one goal.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Renato Vugrinec; player info". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ^ Handball Federation of Slovenia. "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Zgodovina OI" [History on OG] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2015 Men's World Championship Match details: Greece vs. Fyr Macedonia". European Handball Federation. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ^ "2003–04 EHF Champions League final; Celje Pivovarna Lasko – SG Flensburg-Handewitt". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ^ "2003–04 EHF Champions League scorers". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ^
    24ur
    . Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  8. ^ S.U. (23 July 2012). "Renato Vugrinec okrepil Maribor" [Vugrinec signed for Maribor] (in Slovenian). Slovenske novice. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Zgodovina EP" [History on EC] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Zgodovina SP" [History on WC] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Število uradnih nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time number of official appearances and goals for the men's national team] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  12. ^ Miha Andolšek (26 March 2014). "Trinajstica" [The thirteen] (in Slovenian). Ekipa. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  13. ^ Lojze Grčman (28 March 2014). "Uradno je: Renato Vugrinec lahko zaigra za Makedonijo" [Its official: Renato Vugrinec can play for Macedonia] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  14. ^ J.P. (29 March 2014). "Zelena luč za "Makedonca" Renata Vugrinca" [Green light for "Macedonian" Renato Vugrinec] (in Slovenian). Delo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  15. RTV Slovenija
    . Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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