Zoltan was born in Hungary where his international career began. He trained at The National Ballet Institute prior to joining The Hungarian Opera Ballet, as its youngest soloist. In 1970, he joined The Bayerische Staatsoper in Germany. Two years later, he became a principal dancer with The Dutch National Ballet, where he remained for seven years. Zoltan appeared as a guest artist with The San Francisco Ballet in 1979 and joined the company later that year performing as a principal dancer until 1985.