hiː wʌz ðˈɛn sˈaɪnd baɪ bˈʌndɪslˌɪɡə sˈaɪd vˌiːˈɛf bˈiː stˈʌtɡɑːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ wɛn hiː sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ kˈɑːɹlsɹuːhɚɹ ˌɛssˈiː.
He was then signed by Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart in 1992 where he played until 1994 when he signed for Karlsruher SC.