at the age of 14 he came to kac, an icehockeyclub, but the coach of the football department brought him to football. he played in austria for austria klagenfurt, ssw innsbruck and austria wien. abroad he played for rsc anderlecht. he is one of the most successful goalkeepers in austria. during his career he was 8 times austrian champion and six times cup winner and played 526 league matches, 76 cup matches and 51 matches in european cups.