Full name David Neil Tarka 2001–2003 Perth Glory Weight 85 kg Place of birth Perth, Australia Name David Tarka | 2000–2001 AIS Role Footballer Date joined 2005 Years Team Height 1.90 m | |
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Date of birth (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 32) Education John Curtin College of the Arts | ||
David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian association footballer, who played 2 games for the national team.
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Club career
Tarka 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 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.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 2 February 2009)
Honours
With Australia:
With Perth Glory:
Personal Honours: