Serkan Erdoğan (born 30 August 1978) is a Turkish retired professional

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player. Erdoğan tested positive for the banned substance

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, and was thus immediately suspended from the

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's 2000–01 season competition.

Professional career

Erdoğan was a developmental product of the TED Ankara Kolejliler academy, and made his professional debut with that team. He then played with the

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clubs Tuborg Pilsener, Tofaş, and Ülkerspor. After that, Erdoğan played with TAU Ceramica of the Spanish League. Erdoğan then played with the Turkish clubs Efes Pilsen and Türk Telekom. After that he moved to the Spanish club Meridiano Alicante. On January 24, 2011, he signed a contract with the Turkish club

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/ref> He signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Banvit, in the summer of 2011. He signed a contract with the Turkish club Royal Halı Gaziantep, in the summer of 2013. With Gaziantep, he played his last game in professional club basketball in December 2013.

FIBA SuproLeague ban

Erdoğan tested positive for the banned substance

, and he was thus immediately suspended from the

's 2000–01 season competition. Erdoğan tested positive in his "A" urine sample, which revealed a level of Nandrolone ( anabolic androgenic steroids) that was above the limit specified under

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's doping controls. The positive test result, which was tested by the body that is responsible for FIBA's drug testing, came after Ulker's home game against Panathinaikos Athens, on 7 December 2000.

National team career

Erdoğan was also a member of the senior Turkish national team.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileSpanish League Archive ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
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