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
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 Tarka earned two full international caps against Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in 2004.
Career statistics (Correct as of 2 February 2009)
ClubSeasonLeagueFinalsAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsPerth Glory2005–06300------3002006–072010------20102007–08100------1002008–09900------900Total3310------3310
Honours Perth Glory NSL Championship: 2002-2003
Australia OFC Nations Cup: 2004
Australia U-20 OFC U-19 Men's Championship: 2002
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
External links Perth Glory profile Oz Football profile