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{{short description|Swiss footballer (born 1980)}}
{{update|part=career information|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = David Pallas
|image =
|fullname = David Pallas
|height = 1.69 m
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|7|1}}
|birth_place = [[A Laracha]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], Spain
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]]
|youthyears1 = 1993–1997
|youthclubs1 = [[FC Zürich]]
|years1 = 1998–2004 |clubs1 = [[FC Zürich]]             |caps1 = 105 |goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2004–2005 |clubs2 = → [[FC Thun|Thun]] (loan) |caps2 = 10  |goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2004–2005 |clubs3 = [[FC Zürich]]             |caps3 = 8   |goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2005      |clubs4 = → [[FC Thun|Thun]] (loan) |caps4 = 6   |goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2005–2007 |clubs5 = [[VfL Bochum]]            |caps5 = 32  |goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2007      |clubs6 = → [[VfL Bochum II]]       |caps6 = 1   |goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2009–2012 |clubs7 = FC Langenthal
|years8 = 2012–2014 |clubs8 = FC Oftringen
|years9 = 2014–2015 |clubs9 = FC Ibach
|totalcaps = 162
|totalgoals = 2
}}

'''David Pallas''' (born 1 July 1980) is a Swiss former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]]. He last played for [[VfL Bochum]] in Germany's [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/37594/vereinsspieler_david-pallas.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140502171220/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/2006-07/37594/vereinsspieler_david-pallas.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2 May 2014|title=Pallas, David|language=German|publisher= [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[A Laracha]], Spain, Pallas began his youth career at [[FC Zürich]], where he made the leap into the first team in 2001. During the winter break of the 2004–05 season, Pallas moved to league rivals [[FC Thun|FC Thun 1898]], who qualified for the Champions League at the end of that season. He then moved to [[VfL Bochum]], where he was a replacement for the injured right-back [[Søren Colding]]. As a reason for his move to VfL Bochum Pallas said that he sees a better prospect at the Ruhr club as well as financial benefits. After his first few games for VfL Bochum he again had to settle for a place on the bench. He played 21 league games and was wearing the shirt number 36. Pallas had a contract until 2007 and a one-year option, which was not activated.

After leaving Bochum, Pallas remained uncontracted during the 2007–08 season, despite negotiations with [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]], [[AEK Larnaca]], [[RoPS]] and [[KV Kortrijk]] and attending training camps with Swiss clubs, and retired from professional football in summer 2008.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/der-tiefe-fall-des-david-pallas-127134934330|title=Der tiefe Fall des David Pallas|date=17 March 2009|website=Tages-Anzeiger}}</ref> He joined amateur Swiss club FC Langenthal in 2009.<ref name="auto"/> Pallas later became club captain, and eventually left the club in summer 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bzbasel.ch/verschiedenes/alain-sutter-im-em-studio-nicht-im-rankmatte-beizli-ld.1923842|title=Langenthal - Alain Sutter im EM-Studio, nicht im Rankmatte-Beizli|first=Hans|last=Mathys|date=18 June 2012|website=bz Basel}}</ref> Following this Pallas has spells playing for FC Oftringen and FC Ibach before retiring as a player in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.derfreiaemter.ch/von-bochum-nach-villmergen|title=Von Bochum nach Villmergen|website=www.derfreiaemter.ch}}</ref>

==Coaching career==

==Honours==
'''FC Zürich'''
*[[Swiss Cup]]: [[1999–2000 Swiss Cup|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite news 
|url=https://www.fussball-schweiz.ch/schweizer-cup/finals-2000-2019/index.html
|title=Finals 2000-2019
|publisher=fussball-schweiz.ch
|access-date=2 November 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Worldfootball.net|david-pallas}}
* {{Fussballdaten|pallasdavid}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Spanish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Swiss people of Spanish descent]]
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[[Category:FC Thun players]]
[[Category:VfL Bochum players]]
[[Category:VfL Bochum II players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany]]
[[Category:Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:2. Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen]]


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