 Akaita kutanga kwake kwenyika musi wa22 Nyamavhuvhu 1997 achipesana neRomania, uye akatora chikamu muWorld Championship yake yekutanga gore iro, zvisinei, akapedza nechikwata chenyika chete panzvimbo yepfumbamwe inoshungurudza. Gore rimwe gare gare, pa1998 European ChampionshipHungary yakaita zvirinani zvishoma ndokutora menduru yebronze, ichiteverwa negoridhe pamutambo unotevera wenyika. Pálinger akatora chikamu mune mamwe makwikwi mashanu eEuropean 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, achiwana mhedzisiro yakanakisa muna 2004 nekuhwina menduru. 