David Tarka (born 11 February 1983 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian association footballer, who played two games for the national team. 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: OFC Nations Cup: 2004 With Perth Glory: NSL Championship: 2002-2003 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 Australian Electrician of the Year 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 External links Perth Glory profile Oz Football profile 1983 births Living people Australian people of Polish descent Sportsmen from Western Australia Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Olympic soccer players of Australia A-League Men players Perth Glory FC players Nottingham Forest F.C. players People educated at John Curtin College of the Arts Australian expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 OFC Nations Cup players Association football defenders