Davit "Dave Coskunian" Çoşkun, a

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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

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Professional career

In 1965, Coşkun began his professional career with

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in Turkey. On February 7, 1967, the nineteen-year-old Coskun signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. 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

, but was released on May 1, 1974. He then moved north to play that season with the

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. 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

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on March 17, 1973. He started, but came off for

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. In his second game, a 4-0 loss to

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on March 20, 1973, he replaced

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at halftime. Finally, in his last game, a 3-1 loss to

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on September 5, 1974, he replaced

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in the 84th minute.USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979

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

External links

Photo of Coskun with the Toros

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coskunian, David Sportspeople from Samsun American men's soccer players American people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople İstanbulspor footballers National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Los Angeles Toros players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Turkish men's footballers Turkish emigrants to the United States Turkish people of Armenian descent United States men's international soccer players Living people Armenian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Year of birth missing (living people)