Career
He spent his entire top level career within the ASV Vorwärts, the sports division of the East German Army. After ecxelling for second level Vorwärts Cottbus he was playing for Vorwärts Berlin from 1963 to 1971, and continuing with the club for another four years after it had moved to Frankfurt (Oder). In total he made 236 appearances in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik-Oberliga, scoring 79 times, and scored 11 goals in 22 appearances in the European Cup, a record for an East German player.
He was the competition"s joint top scorer in 1966-1967, along with Paul van Himst, with six goals.