Dave Coskunian

Personal information
Dave Coskunian
Full name	Davit Çoşkun
Date of birth
Place of birth	Turkey
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1967 1974	Los Angeles Toros San Jose Earthquakes	19 (6) 04 (0)
National team
1973-1974	United States	03 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

David “Dave” Coskunian (Turkish: Davit Çoşkun) was a U.S.-Turkish soccer player who earned three caps with the U.S. national team. He played one season in the National Professional Soccer League and one in the North American Soccer League.

[edit] Professional career

Davit Çoşkun, a Turkish soccer player, emigrated to the United States at some point in his career. He spent the 1967 season with the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League.^[1] He then changed his name to David “Dave” Coskunian and gained his U.S. citizenship. In 1974, he played a single season with the San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League.

Coskunian played three games with the U.S. national team. The first was a 4-0 loss to Bermuda on March 17, 1973. He started, but came off for Mike Renshaw. In his second game, a 4-0 loss to Poland on March 20, 1973, he replaced Rudy Getzinger at halftime. Finally, in his last game, a 3-1 loss to Mexico on September 5, 1974, he replaced Bob Matteson in the 84th minute.^[2]