 In 1985, he defected to West Germany, and coached Nürnberg's women's team.In 1986 he began coaching the men's team TV Bötzingen, where he stayed until 2002.With Simon Schobel, Vlado Stenzel, Petre Ivănescu and Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu he lectured at the Internationale Freiburger Handballschule ("International Freiburg Handball School").