| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Tarka | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City.
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David was an Australian youth international and was an 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. He has been released from Perth Glory after subsequent injury problems.
David earned two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004.
(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 | |
With Australia:
With Perth Glory:
Personal Honours:
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bobby Despotovski |
Perth Glory Most Glorious Player Award 2006/07 |
Succeeded by Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
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