David Lara

{{short description|American soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Lara

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|26}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, United States

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| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Defender / Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1998–2001

| youthclubs1 = Bradley Braves

| youthyears2 = 2000

| youthclubs2 = Chicago Sockers

| years1 = 2002

| clubs1 = Milwaukee Rampage

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003

| clubs2 = Charleston Battery

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004

| clubs3 = Syracuse Salty Dogs

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

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David Lara is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USL A-League.

In 1998, Lara graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. He was 1997 Illinois All State in soccer. Lara attended Bradley University, playing eighty games from 1998 to 2001.[http://www.bubraves.com/pdf1/40861.pdf?S Bradley Braves soccer]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2002, he turned professional with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. In 2000, Lara played for the Chicago Sockers as they won the USL Premier Development League title. Lara turned professional in 2002 with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USL A-League. The Rampage won the league championship that season, only to cease operations during the off-season.[http://www.uslsoccer.com/postseason/usl1/198769.html 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610063317/http://www.uslsoccer.com/postseason/usl1/198769.html |date=June 10, 2011 }} In 2003, Lara signed with the Charleston Battery after a successful three week trial.{{Cite web |url=http://charlestonbattery.com/news/battery-signs-five-trialists/ |title=Battery signs five trialists |access-date=2013-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817080916/http://charlestonbattery.com/news/battery-signs-five-trialists/ |archive-date=2016-08-17 |url-status=dead }} The Battery released him at the end of the season and Lara moved to the Syracuse Salty Dogs for the 2004 season.{{Cite web |url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22387.html |title=2004 Syracuse Salty Dogs |access-date=2013-05-31 |archive-date=2013-06-30 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630132358/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/teams/2004/roster/22387.html |url-status=dead }}