 At the 1984 Olympics he also placed sixth in freestyle wrestling, and in 1980 and 1988 served as flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony.At the world and European championships he won six medals in Greco-Roman wrestling between 1979 and 1987.Andrei took up wrestling at Progresul Bucuresti coached by Dumitru Pârvulescu and later moved to Steaua Bucureşti.