Dave Coskunian
{{Short description|Turkish-American soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dave Coskunian
| fullname = Davit Çoşkun
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Samsun, Turkey
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| position = Striker / Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1965–1967
| youthclubs1 = İstanbulspor A.Ş.
| years1 = 1967
| years2 = 1974
| clubs1 = Los Angeles Toros
| clubs2 = San Jose Earthquakes
| caps1 = 19
| caps2 = 4
| goals1 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1973–1974
| nationalteam1 = United States
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
}}
Davit "Dave Coskunian" Çoşkun, a Turkish-American soccer player of Armenian descent, earned three caps with the U.S. national team. He played one season in the National Professional Soccer League and one in the North American Soccer League.
Professional career
In 1965, Coşkun began his professional career with İstanbulspor A.Ş. in Turkey. On February 7, 1967, the nineteen-year-old Coskun signed with the Los Angeles Toros of the National Professional Soccer League.[http://nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Coskun.Davit.htm NPSL Statistics] The Toros folded at the end of the season, but Coskun remained in the Los Angeles area, playing for various amateur clubs. On April 2, 1974, he joined the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League, but was released on May 1, 1974. He then moved north to play that season with the San Jose Earthquakes. In the fall of 1974, Coskun moved back to Los Angeles where he joined the Los Angeles Armenians of the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League.
National team
Coskunian played three games with the U.S. national team. The first was a 4–0 loss to Bermuda on March 17, 1973. He started, but came off for Mike Renshaw. In his second game, a 4–0 loss to Poland on March 20, 1973, he replaced Rudy Getzinger at halftime. Finally, in his last game, a 3–1 loss to Mexico on September 5, 1974, he replaced Bob Matteson in the 84th minute.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205054634/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det70.html |date=February 5, 2010 }}
Name
Coşkun began his career in the United States using his birth name. However, by the time he joined the Aztecs and Earthquakes in 1974, he was known as "Dave" Coskun. He also used the name Dave Coskunian when playing for the national team.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.pbsmenu.com/OrderMenuDetails.cfm?RestID=126&MenuID=11356 Photo of Coskun with the Toros]
- [http://nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Coskunian.Dave.htm NASL stats]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coskunian, David}}
Category:Footballers from Samsun
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:American sportspeople of Armenian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Armenian descent
Category:Ethnic Armenian sportspeople
Category:İstanbulspor footballers
Category:National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
Category:Los Angeles Toros players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkish emigrants to the United States
Category:Turkish people of Armenian descent
Category:United States men's international soccer players
Category:Armenian men's footballers