David Blacha (born 22 October 1990) is a former professional

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er who played as a

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. Born in Germany, he has represented Poland at youth level.

Club career

Born in

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, Blacha played for FC 09 Fröndenberg and

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as a youth. In July 2009, he signed a one-year contract with

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in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his league debut on 23 August, coming on a substitute for Christian Mikolajczak in the 66th minute against

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. Despite relegation, he signed an extension for the following season. After Ahlen was relegated again in 2011, Blacha signed a two-year contract with fellow

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side

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. In January 2015, he left cash-strapped

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

and joined promotion aspirant

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signing a two-and-a-half-year contract until 2017. Despite being on a relegation spot Hansa Rostock had to sell him alike top talent Max Christiansen to fulfill conditions for retaining their 3. Liga license.

International career

Blacha was part of numerous Poland youth national teams, and made his final appearances for the under-19 team in 2008.

Honours

SV Sandhausen *

: 2011–12 VfL Osnabrück * 3. Liga: 2018–19

References

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* 1990 births Living people Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany People from Soest (district) Footballers from Arnsberg (region) German people of Polish descent Men's association football midfielders Polish men's footballers Poland men's youth international footballers German men's footballers Rot Weiss Ahlen players SV Sandhausen players FC Hansa Rostock players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players VfL Osnabrück players SV Meppen players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub