David Eduardo Solari Poggio (born 21 March 1986) is an Argentine

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er who plays as a

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Career

During the 2011/12 season he played for

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club () known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is a professional Association football, football club based in Kiryat Shmona, in the northern district of Israel. The club is a current member of the Israeli Premier League, ...

, an underdog team in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

. He was one of the stars of the team as they shockingly won the championship title with a 14-point gap, as well as the

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

. On 23 May 2019, it was confirmed, that Solari had joined

ASIL Lysi ASIL Lysi () is a Cypriot football club which was established in the town of Lysi, Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, ASIL became a refugee team and is temporarily based in Larnaca. The club plays in the . History The c ...

for the 2019–20 season.

Personal life

Solari's parents are – a former footballer – and Alicia Susana Poggio. Hailing from a footballing family, his uncle

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(father-in-law of

Fernando Redondo Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (; born 6 June 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Real Madrid and AC Milan. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive m ...

) and his brothers

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and

Esteban Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend ...

were also professional players, while his sister, Liz Solari, worked as an actress.

Honours

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

: 2011–12 *

: 2011–12 Enosis Neon Paralimni *

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...

: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solari, David 1986 births Living people Footballers from Barranquilla Colombian men's footballers Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Venezia FC players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Olimpo footballers C.D. ESPOLI footballers Deportivo Táchira F.C. players AEP Paphos FC players Alki Larnaca FC players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players F.C. Ashdod players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Afula F.C. players Othellos Athienou FC players ASIL Lysi players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 21st-century Colombian sportsmen