With his sister, Katja Schubert, he won the bronze medal at the 1974 East German Figure Skating Championships.

The couple won the bronze at the European Championships in 1983 and 1984 and finished fifth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.

After his figure skating career he studied teaching special subject sport.

He trained Peggy Schwarz and Alexander König, Peggy Schwarz and Mirko Müller, Mariana Kautz and Norman Jeschke, Mikkeline Kierkgaard and Norman Jeschke and also Sarah Jentgens and Mirko Müller.

In 2010 he returned to Berlin and trains there Mari-Doris Vartmann and Aaron Van Cleave.