David Solga (born 16 October 1982 in
Dortmund
Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the la ...
) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for
Borussia Dortmund II
Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund. They play in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure.
History From Kreisliga to Oberliga (Until 1997)
The second team of Boruss ...
.
Career
Solga began his career in youth football in his hometown, playing for TuS Eving-Lindenhorst, before joining Brambauer SV. In 2002, he joined
Lüner SV of the
Oberliga (IV), before moving upwards to play for
Borussia Dortmund's
reserve team a year later. Four years later he moved on to
Wacker Burghausen
SV Wacker Burghausen is a German football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.
History
The club was founded on 13 Novemb ...
, who he helped qualify for the new
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
, before moving on to
Dynamo Dresden in 2009.
Drug test
In October 2008, Solga failed a drug test, testing positive for the stimulant
methylpseudoephedrine. He was cleared, however, as this substance is commonly used as a decongestant, in
cold remedies. The Wacker Burghausen doctor confirmed that he had prescribed the medicine for this purpose.
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
German men's footballers
Borussia Dortmund II players
SV Wacker Burghausen players
Dynamo Dresden players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Dortmund
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