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

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academy, and made his professional debut with that team. He then played with the

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clubs

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, and Ülkerspor. After that, Erdoğan played with TAU Ceramica of the Spanish League. Erdoğan then played with the Turkish clubs Efes Pilsen and

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. 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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.Serkan Erdoğan Beşiktaş’ta.
/ref> He signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club

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, in the summer of 2011. He signed a contract with the Turkish club

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, in the summer of 2013. With Gaziantep, he played his last game in professional

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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

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, 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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