Biography
He was a champion with Universitatea at junior (1988), youth (1991) and senior level (1991), and made his first-team debut at 18. Between 1991 and 1994 he gained experience at Electroputere and Farul, then returned to Universitatea until 1997. From 1997 to 2000 he was an undisputed starter in the Netherlands, at Heerenveen.