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David Tarka

Australian soccer player

Summary

Australian soccer player

FieldValue
nameDavid Tarka
fullnameDavid Neil Tarka
birth_date
birth_placePerth, Western Australia
height1.90 m
positionCentre Back
youthyears32000–2001
youthclubs1Spearwood Dalmatinac
youthclubs2Fremantle United
youthclubs3AIS
years12001–2003
years22003–2005
years32005–2009
years42010–2016
clubs1Perth Glory
clubs2Nottingham Forest
clubs3Perth Glory
clubs4Cockburn City
caps145
caps20
caps333
goals11
goals20
goals31
nationalyears12003
nationalyears22004
nationalyears32004
nationalteam1Australia U-20
nationalteam2Australia U-23
nationalteam3Australia
nationalcaps32
nationalgoals30
pcupdate4 December 2007
ntupdate4 December 2007
medaltemplates

David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian association footballer, who played two games for the national team.

Club career

Tarka was an Australian youth international and was an Australian schoolboy international in 1999. Tarka helped the Australia under 20 team qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championships in the UAE and played in the Australia under 23 team's 2004 Olympic Games Qualifiers. Tarka turned down a chance for a trial at West Ham in April 2003, instead staying in Australia to help Perth Glory win the NSL championship. In the middle of 2003 Tarka moved to Nottingham Forest in England for a fee of £100,000.

International career

Tarka earned two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004.

A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 2 February 2009)

ClubSeasonLeagueFinalsAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsTotal3310------3310
Perth Glory2005–06300------300
2006–072010------2010
2007–08100------100
2008–09900------900

Honours

Perth Glory

  • NSL Championship: 2002-2003

Australia

  • OFC Nations Cup: 2004

Australia U-20

  • OFC U-19 Men's Championship: 2002

Personal honours:

  • Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award: 2006-2007
  • Perth Glory Player's Player of the Year: 2006-2007
  • Perth Glory Young Player of the Year: 2006-2007

References

References

  1. "Oceania Nations Cup 2004".
  2. "Oceania U-20 World Cup 2003 Qualifiers".
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