He started at the local club, Vulturii Lugoj, but stayed only one year because he wanted to apply for the Commercial Academy from Cluj.

In January 1922, a Viennese newspaper dedicated a full-page article to him, calling him "an exceptional forward player".

[3] Sometime in October or November 1923, U Cluj got to play its first tournament abroad, at the invitation of the Grenoble municipality for the opening of their new stadium.

[3] U Cluj first played in Lyon, with a local team, managing to win with 5–2; Aurel Guga scored three times.

[3] After he graduated from college in 1925, the press wrote that "the excellent international Romanian player will settle in Timișoara, very likely signing with one of the local teams.

Instead, in November, he started playing for Gloria CFR Arad, helping his team finishing second in the Regional Championship.