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| Full name | David Neil Tarka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Cockburn City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Australia U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Australia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Australia | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 inPerth, Western Australia) is a retired Australianassociation footballer, who played two games for the national team.
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Tarka was anAustralian 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 theUAE and played in the Australia under 23 team's 2004Olympic Games Qualifiers. Tarka turned down a chance for a trial atWest Ham in April 2003, instead staying in Australia to helpPerth Glory win theNSL championship. In the middle of 2003 Tarka moved toNottingham Forest inEngland for a fee of £100,000.
Tarka earned two full international caps againstVanuatu andSolomon 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 | |
Perth Glory
Australia
Australia U-20
Personal honours:
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