[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 8 February 1948, playing for Flacăra București under the guidance of coach Emerich Vogl in a 5–0 home win over UD Reșița.

[2][5][6] After going to Gloria Bistrița and Dinamo Bacău for a few years, he went to work at Argeș Pitești from 1963 until 1965, a period in which the team reached the 1965 Cupa României final which was lost with 2–1 in front of Știința Cluj.

[2][5][6][10] In 1970 he was appointed coach at Politehnica Iași where he made a good impression in his first season as the club finished on the 8th place, then in the following one the team relegated but he stayed with The Copou Squad, helping it promote back to the first league after one year.

[5][6] The final tournament was composed of two group stages, he managed to get past the first one after a draw with Sudan, followed by victories with Nigeria and title holders Zaire.

[5][6][13][14] During his time spent with The Atlas Lions he also won the 1976 Pan Arab Games and debuted future Moroccan star Abdelmajid Dolmy.