 He started playing in 1945 in his hometown, Agnita, and transferred to Steaua Bucharest in 1949, where he would spend 18 years.An 18-time national champion with Steaua, either as a player or as a coach, he was also a member of Romania's national team that won the 1961 World Men's Handball Championship in West Germany.After retiring as a player, he became a coach, managing Voinţa Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest and Steaua, teams with which he won several national championships, the Spartakiad, and twice the EHF Champions League.