David Tarka
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| Full name | David Neil Tarka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spearwood Dalmatinac | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fremantle United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | AIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Perth Glory | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Perth Glory | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Cockburn City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Australia U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Australia U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Australia | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
David Tarka (born 11 February 1983) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a centre-back. He made two appearances for the Australia national team.
Club career
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2023) |
Tarka was born in Perth, Western Australia. He 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 United 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
[edit]Tarka earned two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004.
Career statistics
[edit](Correct as of 2 February 2009)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Perth Glory
- NSL Championship: 2002-2003
Australia
Australia U-20
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
[edit]- ↑ "Oceania Nations Cup 2004". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ↑ "Oceania U-20 World Cup 2003 Qualifiers". Retrieved 13 March 2025.
External links
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia
- Men's association football central defenders
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players for Australia
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- A-League Men players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England