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.
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.