David Tarka
Encyclopedia
David Tarka is an Australia
n football (soccer)
player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City
.
n 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.
and Solomon Islands
in 2004.
:
With Perth Glory
: NSL Championship: 2002-2003
Personal Honours:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He plays as a central defender for WA state league club Cockburn City
Cockburn City
Cockburn City Soccer Club is an Australian Football Club currently playing in the Football West State League Premier Division in Perth, Western Australia however on 7 August 2011 they were relegated to Division One for the 1st time since 1998 as they lost 1 - 0 to Mandurah City FC confirming...
.
Club career
David was an Australian youth international and was an AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n schoolboy international in 1999. David helped the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
under 20 team qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championships in the UAE and played in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
under 23 team's 2004 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Qualifiers. David turned down a chance for a trial at West Ham
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
in April 2003, instead staying in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to help Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
win the NSL
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
championship. In the middle of 2003 Tarka moved to Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for a fee of £100,000.
He has been released from Perth Glory after subsequent injury problems.
International career
David earned two full international caps against VanuatuVanuatu national football team
The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...
and Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands national football team
The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...
in 2004.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 2 February 2009)| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2005–06 A-League 2005-06 The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005... |
3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2006–07 A-League 2006-07 The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
20 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 A-League 2007-08 The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and... |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 A-League 2008-09 The 2008–09 A-League season was the fourth season of the Australasian A-League association football competition. Two new clubs, North Queensland Thunder and Gold Coast Galaxy had received tentative licences from the FFA but these were revoked for the 2008–09 season on 12 March 2008. Expansion... |
9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
With AustraliaAustralia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
:
- OFC Nations CupOFC Nations CupThe OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup...
: 20042004 OFC Nations CupThe 2004 OFC Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, except the two-legged final ....
With Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
: NSL Championship: 2002-2003
Personal Honours:
- Perth GloryPerth Glory FCPerth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
Most Glorious Player Award: 2006-2007Perth Glory season 2006-07The Perth Glory finished 7th in the 2006-07 A-League competition making them the lowest-ranked Australian team in the A-League. The pre-season expectaions of the club was to achieve a higher ladder finish than their 5th place finish in the first A-League season under Steve McMahon.-Under FFA... - Perth GloryPerth Glory FCPerth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
Player's Player of the Year: 2006-2007Perth Glory season 2006-07The Perth Glory finished 7th in the 2006-07 A-League competition making them the lowest-ranked Australian team in the A-League. The pre-season expectaions of the club was to achieve a higher ladder finish than their 5th place finish in the first A-League season under Steve McMahon.-Under FFA... - Perth GloryPerth Glory FCPerth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
Young Player of the Year: 2006-2007Perth Glory season 2006-07The Perth Glory finished 7th in the 2006-07 A-League competition making them the lowest-ranked Australian team in the A-League. The pre-season expectaions of the club was to achieve a higher ladder finish than their 5th place finish in the first A-League season under Steve McMahon.-Under FFA...