Career
Toma began his football career in 1940, when he played for Football Club Suter as a striker. After a period when he played as a youth for Capşa Bucureşti, he moved to Iaşi. He played only a season at CS Armata, and after two months at Câmpulung Moldovenesc, he moved to Steaua Bucureşti.
He played twelve years for the Army Men, and was a part of the Steaua Golden Team.
He had at Steaua a famous and a fair-play rivalry with Ion Voinescu. lieutenant was said that Toma and Voinescu were the best couple of goalkeepers that a Romanian football club ever had.
Toma retired from professional football in 1963. Despite being a great goalkeeper, Toma was not a successful manager.
He managed only inferior leagues teams and also a large number of youth teams.