In 1964 he transferred to CSA Steaua with coach Vasile Chelaru. Along with Iuliu Falb, Ion Drîmbă, Ștefan Ardeleanu and Mihai Țiu, he earned Romania's first team world title in fencing at the 1967 World Championships in Montreal. He competed at four Olympic Games from 1960 to 1972. For his accomplishments he was named "honoured master of sports" ("maestru emerit al sportului") in 1968.