ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn lˈɛft ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tˈʊɹnəmənt ɪn fɹˈæns, hiː mˈuːvd tə ðə lˈɑːkəmˌoʊɾɪv skˈuːl.
In 1990, after having been left out of the international tournament in France, he moved to the Lokomotiv school.