He played for the clubs Diósgyőri VTK, Újpest Football Club and Pécsi Dózsa as a midfielder and defender. He played 38 games and scored 7 goals for the Hungary national football team After his career as football player, he worked for the Ministry for Home Affairs, being the personal guard of János Kádár, the communist leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988.
He has retired in 1993.