ˈæftɚ ʃˈɔːɹt spˈɛlz wɪð wˈiːnɚ spˈoːɹtklˈʌb ænd dʒˈɛŋk, hiː mˈuːvd tə spˈoːɹɾɪŋ sˌiːpˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɛɹ fɚðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈoːɹ sˈiːzənz, ɹˈɛɹli mˈɪsɪŋ ɐ ɡˈeɪm, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt kəlˈɛkt ˌɛni sˈɪlvɚwˌɛɹ.
After short spells with Wiener Sport-Club and Genk, he moved to Sporting CP in 1989, and remained there for the following four seasons, rarely missing a game, although he did not collect any silverware.