hiː mˌeɪd hɪz deɪbjˈuː ɪnðə dɪvˈɪziə ɐ æt nˈaɪntiːn fɔːɹ tʃˈɪndiə tˈɑːɹɡəvˌɪʃt wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn slˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈiːzən.
He made his debut in the Divizia A at 19 for Chindia Târgovişte where he played until the 1999/2000 season.