He drew attention to himself with his outstanding performance in Tatabánya, so he soon joined the national captain's team captain Lajos Mocsai. On November 7, 1986, at the Hungary-Austria match in Pécs, he was able to play for the Hungarian team, one of the strongest national teams in Europe and the world at the time (Hungary finished 2nd in the 1986 World Championship). He participated in the 1990 World Championship (6th place, 5 matches / 8 goals), the 1992 Olympic Games (7th place, 6 matches / 24 goals), the 1993 World Championship (11th place, 5 matches / 15 goals), the 1994 European Championship (7th place, 5 matches / 9 goals) and the 1995 World Championship (17-20th place, 4 matches / 4 goals).