Dave Taber

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Dave Taber
Personal information
Full name G. David Taber
Date of birth (1958-09-26) September 26, 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Philadelphia Textile
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 (0)
1980–1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Taber (born September 26, 1958) is a retired American soccer defender who played two seasons in the North American Soccer League. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Sales for The Wealth Maintenance Organization.

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Playing career

A high school All American soccer player, Taber attended Philadelphia Textile where he played on the men's soccer team. In 1980, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. He saw time in only one game that season, but became a regular during the 1980–81 indoor season. [1]

After soccer

After Taber retired from soccer, he entered the marketing department of Hercules Incorporated. After eight years with Hercules, he moved to Fresh Western Marketing which was located in Salinas, California before becoming a manager with Comcast Cellular. He then moved to Ericsson, Inc., where he was a vice president for six years. In September 2008, he became a vice president of marketing and sales with The Wealth Maintenance Organization. [2]

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References

  1. Taber's trying to carve a place
  2. "G. DAVID TABER APPOINTED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & SALES". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-20.