Career
Born in Arad, Arad County, which was at the time part of Austria-Hungary, he made a name for himself as one of the best Romanian midfielders of the interwar period. His coaching career started early while he was still an active player. He was also the first manager in the history of Steaua Bucureşti and Dinamo Bucharest.
After retiring from coaching, he had an active role in the Romanian Football Federation.
He wrote two books on football:Fotbalul în glumă ("Football as a Joke") and Din lumea balonului rotund ("From the World of the Round Ball").