David Tarka

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Personal information
David Tarka
Full name	David Tarka
Date of birth	February 10, 1983
Place of birth	Perth, Australia
Height	190 cm
Nickname	Davey
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Number	3
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-present	AIS Perth Glory Nottingham Forest Perth Glory	?? (?) 45 (1) 0 (0) 23 (1)
National team²
2004 –	Australia	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 24, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

David Tarka (born February 10, 1983 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a central defender for A-League club Perth Glory. This is David's second spell at the club after he had a nightmare run of injuries while at Nottingham Forest F.C.

David was an Australian youth international and was a Australian schoolboy international in 1999. David 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. David 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. David made his two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004 and his excellent performances in the 2006/2007 A-League season has led to talk of a recall to the Socceroos for the talented defender.1

[edit] Honours

Perth Glory Most Glorious Player award for the 2006/2007 Hyundai A-League season
Australia 2004 First International cap
Perth Glory 2003 NSL Grand Final winner
Australia 2003 World Youth Championships
Australia 1999 Australian Schoolboy International

[edit] External References

Player Profile

Perth Glory FC - Current Squad
1 Petkovic \| 2 Townsend \| 3 Tarka \| 4 Colosimo \| 5 Harnwell \| 6 Christie \| 7 Saric \| 8 Micevski \| 9 Glavas \| 10 Despotovski \| 11 Lazaridis \| 12 Bertos \| 13 Kovacevic \| 14 Coyne \| 15 Robertson \| 16 Webster \| 17 Young \| 18 Magdic \| 19 Sekulovski \| 20 Vrteski \| 24 Pezos \| 50 Tomich \| Coach Smith