 He went on to move to Russian side Dinamo Moskva in 2001, but soon moved to Volgar GP Astrakhan for the beginning of the 2002 season.However, he only spent one half-season with the team before moving to Metalist Kharkiv for the 2002–2003 season.In the summer of 2003, he joined Romanian team Steaua Bucureşti on a free transfer, signing a contract until January 2007.