David Tarka
David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian association footballer, who played two games for the national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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–???? | Cockburn City | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 2004 | Australia U-23 | ||
| 2004 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2007 | |||
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)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
With Australia:
With Perth Glory:
- NSL Championship: 2002-2003
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
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