TOP INTERNATIONAL STARS IN THE NASL, 1967-1984
Part 1: Player Biographies, A-H
by David Litterer spectrum@sover.netBelow is a listing of some major players of the NASL. This list is not comprehensive, focusing mainly on prominent international stars who played for the league, as opposed to players with long NASL careers (although many of those appear as well). It also includes the most prominent American players, whose success was significant at a time when most Americans were relegated to bench duty. An asterisk (*) indicates players with World Cup experience, and a carat (^) indicates players with International Caps to their credit.
A complete NASL Player Register has been published as "The North American Soccer League Encyclopedia", by Colin Jose. It may be bought through Amazon.com or directly from St. Johann's Press, 315 Schraalenburg Rd., PO Box 241, Haworth, NJ 07641. $29.95.
Thanks to Tim Hanley, Steve Ferra, Majeed Panahi, Hunter Sheriden, Roger Allaway, Brian Whitney, Jack Scott Kay, S. Yudewitz, Colin Jose, Dave Bailey, Ken Gilbert, Mark Coker, R. Scott Placek, Julio Bovi Diogo, "Subcomandante Manuel", Peter Bockman, Vasquez Niera, Joe Prosser, and many others. Special thanks to Ian King for the NASL Stats, Garry Archer for many extensive commentaries and Jean-Michael Cazal and Ian King for Caps info! Also many thanks to Grant(beran@igrin.co.nz) for numerous miscellaneous but important corrections!Player Biographies, I-O
*AGUIRRE, JAVIER (Mex.). Forward. 50 Caps. World Cup 1986. Born 12/1/1958.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 Los Angeles Aztecs 30 4 9 17 8 2 0 4
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*ALBERTO (Torres), CARLOS (Brazil). Santos, Flumenese.
Defender (Originally a Right Back). 58 Caps. Born 7/17/1944.
The captain of Brazil's World Cup winning team in 1970. Major factor
in Cosmos's Soccer Bowl victories in 1977 and 1978.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 New York Cosmos 4 0 2 2 6 0 3 3
1978 New York Cosmos 25 2 2 6 6 0 0 0
1979 New York Cosmos 28 2 6 10 4 0 0 0
1980 New York Cosmos 23 2 7 11 4 0 1 1
1981 California Surf 19 2 10 14 -- -- -- --
1982 New York Cosmos 20 0 5 5 6 0 1 1
119 8 32 48 26 0 5 5
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*ALSTON, ADRIAN (Aust.). Forward. 62 Caps (17 goals). 1974 World Cup.
Born England 2/6/1949.
Adrian 'Noddy' Alston was born in England and was an apprentice at
English club Preston North End in his late teens. Emigrating to
Australia in 1967 he signed with Wollongong club South Coast United.
After just two seasons in his adopted country Alston was called up for
national team duty and became Australias number one striker for the 1970
and 1974 World Cup campaigns. During the 1974 World Cup tournament in
Germany Alston was scouted and signed by English club Luton Town where
he played for two seasons before moving onto Cardiff City for two
further seasons. Moving to the US to join Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1977
Alston unfortunatley succumbed to a knee injury in early 1978 which
precipitated his early retirement. Strong in the air Alston was a hard
running forward who loved nothing better than taking on an opposition
defender with his customary speed and step. After retiring from playing
Alston has gone onto a successful coaching career with a number of teams
in Australia including NSL club Wollongong City.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies 17 7 3 17 - - - -
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 1 1 3 - - - -
19 8 4 20
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*AUGUSTE, Arsene. (Haiti). Defender. 1974 World Cup. Born 2/3/1951.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 2 0 4 - - - -
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 1 0 2 6 1 1 3
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 13 0 0 0 - - - -
1980 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 21 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
1981 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 19 0 1 1 4 1 1 3
115 3 3 9 13 3 2 8
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*BALL, ALAN (Engl.). Midfielder. 73 Caps. World Cup 1966. Born 3/12/1945.
Played for Blackpool, Everton and Southampton in the 1960s and 1970s.
Managed several clubs. His last was Manchester City where he utterly
failed and is now out of football. A member of England's World Cup-winning
team in 1966.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Philadelphia Fury 25 5 10 20 1 0 0 0
1979 Philadelphia Fury 8 0 3 3 - - - -
Vancouver Whitecaps 15 8 10 26 7 0 7 7
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 2 3 7 - - - -
64 15 26 56 8 0 7 7
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*BANKS, GORDON (Engl.) Goalkeeper. Played in England's World Cup
winning team of 1966, and again in 1970. Born 12/30/1939. Inaugural
member of the International Football Hall of Hame.
Credited w/ one of the all-time great saves in World Cup history on a
header by Pele in 1-0 loss to Brazil. Played for Chesterfield,
Leicester City and Stoke City in the 1960s and 1970s. His English
playing career was ended during his time at Stoke after he lost sight in
one eye in a car accident. He made a comeback for a time when playing
in the NASL in the late 1970s. As well as the "Pele save", he is also
remembered for some brilliant goalkeeping in a League Cup semi-final
with West Ham United.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP SA SO
1977 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 26 29 9 2 10 0
1978 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 11 22 2 - - -
37 51 11 2 10 0
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*BAYLON, Julio "Chico" (Peru). Right Wing. 32 Caps. 1970 World Cup.
Born 10/12/1947. Alianza Lima, Fortuna Cologne
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Rochester Lancers 8 5 3 13 - - - -
1979 Rochester Lancers 12 1 2 4 - - - -
1980 Rochester Lancers 15 1 4 6 - - - -
35 7 9 23
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*BEARDSLEY, Peter (Engl.). Midfielder/Striker. 59 Caps. Born 1/18/1961.
After starting his career with Carlisle United in England, Peter Beardsley
came to Vancouver Whitecaps in 1981 and for three seasons before being
signed by Newcastle United following the 1983 season. Beardsley's career
finally took off and he subsequently went on to play for England in the
1986 World Cup and was later signed by Liverpool.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 Vancouver Whitecaps 26 13 7 33 2 0 0 0
1982 Vancouver Whitecaps 22 7 6 20 3 0 1 1
1983 Vancouver Whitecaps 25 8 12 28 3 1 1 3
73 28 25 81 8 1 2 4
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*BECKENBAUER, FRANZ (Germany). Defender. 1983, Bayern Munich.
1966, 1970, and 1974 World Cups. Coached 1986, 1990 Germany WC team.
103 Caps. Born. 9/11/1945. Inaugural member of the International
Soccer Hall of Fame.
Franz Beckenbauer was one of the best players ever to play in the NASL.
He teamed up with Pele and Giorgio Chinaglia in 1977 and had an
immediate impact on both the Cosmos and the entire league, giving the
league much credibility. He scored in his first game in a 2-4 loss
to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on 5/29/77. He scored 23 goals in
105 games, and was the NASL MVP in 1977.
Beckenbauer had completed an oustanding career with Bayern Munich where
he had played a significant role in building them into a West German
powerhouse, winning the European cup three straight seasons (1974, 75,
76), and earning European Footballer of the year awards in 1972 and
1976. His success extended to the National Team where he earned 103
caps, and played in the 1966, 1970 and 1974, with the 1966 and 1974
teams making the finals (1974 was a 2-1 victory over Holland).
His impact on the Cosmos was evident, as the team struggled during his
two years in Hamburg (1981-82). They rebounded when he returned to the
Cosmos for the 1983 season. Soon after retirement, he was named coach
of the West german national team, where he took the team to the 1986
world cup finals, and returned the team to the WC in 1990.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 New York Cosmos 15 4 5 13 6 1 1 3
1978 New York Cosmos 27 8 16 32 6 2 2 6
1979 New York Cosmos 12 1 6 8 6 0 1 1
1980 New York Cosmos 26 4 10 18 7 1 2 4
1983 New York Cosmos 25 2 10 14 2 0 0 0
105 19 47 85 27 4 6 14
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*BELL, COLIN (Engl.) Forward. 48 Caps, 500 games for Manchester City.
1970 World Cup. 48 Caps. Born 2/26/1946.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 San Jose Earthquakes 5 0 0 0 - - - -
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^BEST, CLYDE (Bermuda). Striker. West Ham (Engl.) Born 2/24/1957.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 19 6 5 17 3 2 1 5
1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies 19 9 6 24 2 0 0 0
1977 Portland Timbers 25 7 4 18 - - - -
1978 Portland Timbers 30 12 9 33 5 2 0 4
1979 Portland Timbers 29 8 8 24 - - - -
1980 Portland Timbers 30 11 6 28 - - - -
1981 Portland Timbers 4 0 0 0 - - - -
1981 Toronto Blizzard 19 1 4 6 - - - -
1982 Toronto Blizzard 3 1 1 3 - - - -
178 55 43 153 10 4 1 9
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^BEST, GEORGE (N. Ireland). Midfielder/Striker. Manchester United.
37 Caps. Born 5/22/1946. Inaugural member of the International Soccer
Hall of Fame.
George Best was one of the first major international stars signed by
NASL after Pele, and helped focus world attention on the league. He
came out of semi-retirement after a long and successful career with
Manchester United (1961-1975), and Northern Ireland, for whom he was
capped 37 times. He played on ManU's European Cup winning team of 1968.
He also had had brief stints with Dunstable, Cork Celtic, Stockport
County and La Coruona (Spain) in 1975, and stints during his NASL Career
with Fulham (1976-77), and Hibernian (1978). His career with the NASL
was colorful and successful, although he never stayed in one place too
long.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Los Angeles Aztecs 23 15 7 37 1 0 0 0
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs 20 11 18 40 5 2 4 8
1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 12 1 0 2 - - - -
1978 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 9 5 1 2 4
1979 Ft Lauderdale Strikers 17 2 7 11 - - - -
1980 San Jose Earthquakes 26 8 11 27 - - - -
1981 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 36 - - - -
139 54 54 162 10 3 6 12
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BEST, John (Engl.). Defender. Born Liverpool England, 7/11/1940.
One of the pioneers of the NASL, John Best first played with
Philadelphia Spartsn of the United Soccer Association, moving to
Cleveland after the league merger. He had a brief career with the
Tranmere rovers in 1960 (7 games). After his retirement in 1973, Best
went on to coach the Seattle Sounders for their first three seasons,
then moving onto the Vancouver Whitecaps as general manager, where he
hired Tony waiters as head coach. Waiters led the Whitecaps to several
successful seasons.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1967 Philadelphia Spartans 12 1 0 2 - - - -
1968 Cleveland Stokers 30 0 - 0 2 0 0 0
1969 Dallas Tornado 6 0 - 0 - - - -
1970 Dallas Tornado 24 0 - 0 - - - -
1971 Dallas Tornado 23 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
1972 Dallas Tornado 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1973 Dallas Tornado 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
126 1 0 2 11 0 0 0
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^BETTEGA, ROBERTO (Italy). Midfielder (Orig. Left Wing). Juventus
(Serie 'a'), 1969-1982. 41 caps. Born 12/27/1950.
After 14 seasons with Juventus during which time he won 41 Italian caps.
Roberto Bettega playerd for Toronto Blizzard in 1983 and 1984,
years in which the club reached the NASL final.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1983 Toronto Blizzard 16 2 8 12 5 0 2 2
1984 Toronto Blizzard 23 8 13 29 4 1 2 4
39 10 21 41 9 1 4 6
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BIRKENMEIER, HUBERT (W. Germany). Goalkeeper. Born 5/24/1949.
Also played for Tennis Borussia Berlin and Freiberger FC in West Germany.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1979 New York Cosmos 7 10 2 6 9 2
1980 New York Cosmos 32 38 9 7 9 1
1981 New York Cosmos 31 45 6 6 9 2
1982 New York Cosmos 28 44 4 2 1 1
1983 New York Cosmos 25 38 7 2 4 1
1984 New York Cosmos 22 34 2 - - -
145 209 30 23 32 7
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*BOGICEVIC, VLADISLAV (Yugoslavia) Midfielder. 47 Caps. 1974 World Cup.
Born, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 11/7/1950.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 New York Cosmos 30 10 17 37 6 2 4 8
1979 New York Cosmos 25 1 23 25 6 1 4 6
1980 New York Cosmos 32 5 19 29 7 1 4 6
1981 New York Cosmos 31 1 22 24 6 2 4 8
1982 New York Cosmos 31 4 24 32 6 1 3 5
1983 New York Cosmos 30 7 29 43 2 1 0 2
1984 New York Cosmos 24 3 13 19 - - - -
203 31 147 209 33 8 19 35
The All-time NASL assists leader, with 147 assists in 203 games over his
7 seasons with the New york Cosmos, Vlad was the finest midfielder in
the history of the NASL. A solid mainstay of the cosmos during their
banner years, Bugicevic was a central player in the cosmos's Soccer Bowl
champion teams of 1978, 1980 and 1982, played in the final in 1981, and
was named to five First All-Star teams. He scored in his first game,
during the Cosmos's 7-0 hammering of a hapless Ft. Lauderdale.
Vladislav Bogicevic made his pro debut at age 15 for Red star Belgrade
and during his 13 years with the club, played 503 games during which he
helped the team win five League Championships. He was capped 47 times
for the National Team, playing in all but one of their 1974 World Cup
matches.
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*BONETTI, PETER (Engl.) Goalkeeper, Chelsea (played till age 40). 1970
World Cup. 7 caps. Born Born 9/27/1941.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1975 St Louis Stars 19 28 5 2 2 0
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^BRADLEY, Gordon (Engl./USA). Midfielder. 1 Cap. Born 11/23/1938.
Gordon Bradley had a successful career in england with Bradford Park,
Carlisle United, among others between 1955 and 1960. He made 130
appearances for Carlisle, scoring three goals. His career had started
at age 16, but he was injured and forced out for two seasons. He was
signed by the Generals in 1968, and played another year with Baltimore,
before latching onto the Cosmos as player-coach, from 1971-1975. He is
best known as a successful coach, one of the most popular the NASL ever
knew. He was replaced as a player when Pele signed, but continued to
coach through 1977 (Soccer Boel '77) with a brief interruption by Ken
Furphy in 1976). He went on to coach the wshington Diplomats from 1978
to 1981. Bradley also coached the US National Team in 1973, and made
one international appearance for the US against Israel in Beersheba.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1968 New York Generals 27 0 0 0 - - - -
1969 Baltimore Bays 6 0 0 0 - - - -
1971 New York Cosmos 18 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1972 New York Cosmos 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1973 New York Cosmos 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1974 New York Cosmos 8 0 0 0 - - - -
1975 New York Cosmos 1 0 0 0 - - - -
81 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
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BRAND, JACK (W. Germany/Canada) Goalkeeper. B. West Germany, 8/4/1953.
A much traveled player, Named by his peers as North American Player of the
Year and was Goalie of the Year in "Soccer America" poll, honors earned by
breaking the all-time league record with 15 shutouts, with a remarkable 0.91
goals against average. Often a substitute or backup, he found a starting
role in 1980 with the Seattle Sounders in 1980.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1974 Toronto Metros 14 20 3 - - -
1975 Toronto Metros Croatia 2 0 0 1 0 0
1977 Rochester Lancers 26 39 6 5 6 3
1978 New York Cosmos 10 12 1 5 9 3
1979 New York Cosmos 7 11 0 - - -
Tulsa Roughnecks 4 7 0 5 8 1
1980 Seattle Sounders 32 30 15 5 6 1
1981 Seattle Sounders 23 36 1 - - -
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 36 1 - - -
132 191 27 21 29 8
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^BRAZIL, ALAN (Scotland) Striker. Played for many clubs in England 1st
division, including Ipswich Town. 13 caps. Born 6/15/1959.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Detroit Express 21 9 7 25 3 1 1 3
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BRCIC, Dave (U.S.). Goalkeeper. Born 1/21/1957.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1978 New York Cosmos 1 2 0 - - -
1979 New York Cosmos 7 10 1 - - -
1980 New York Cosmos - - - - - -
1981 New York Cosmos 1 1 0 - - -
1982 New York Cosmos 4 8 0 4 2 2
1983 New York Cosmos 6 10 1 - - -
1984 New York Cosmos 2 7 0 - - -
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*BROWN, BILL (William) (Scotland). Goalkeeper. 1958 World Cup. 28 Caps.
B. 10/8/1931.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1967 Toronto Falcons 16 34 2 - - -
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*BULJAN, IVAN (Yugo.) Defender. 36 Caps. World Cup 1974. Born 12/11/1949.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 New York Cosmos 11 2 1 5 6 1 3 5
1982 New York Cosmos 12 1 2 4 4 1 0 2
23 3 3 9 10 2 3 7
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BYRNE, DAVID (Engl.) Forward. Born 1/11/60.
A prolific goal scorer. Born in England, bred in South Africa,
David picked up the nickname Budgie after his father,
the former England international.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 Atlanta Chiefs 23 1 6 8 - - - -
1981 Atlanta Chiefs 28 3 8 14 2 0 0 0
1982 Toronto Blizzard 32 8 23 39 3 2 1 5
1983 Toronto Blizzard 29 13 18 44 6 2 2 6
1984 Toronto Blizzard 20 12 13 37 4 1 2 4
132 37 68 142 15 5 5 15
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*CABANAS, Roberto (Paraguay). Striker. 28 Caps. 1986 World Cup.
Born 11/8/1941. 1986 World Cup.
Won Budweiser Goal of the Year award in 1983 for an absolutely incredible goal.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 New York Cosmos 15 4 2 10 5 0 5 5
1981 New York Cosmos 22 16 9 41 - - - -
1982 New York Cosmos 6 7 0 14 6 3 2 8
1983 New York Cosmos 28 25 16 66 2 0 1 1
1984 New York Cosmos 15 8 4 20 - - - -
86 60 31 151 13 3 8 14
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*CAETANO, OMAR (Uruguay). Left Back. 29 Caps. 1966 World Cup. Born 8/11/1941.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 New York Cosmos 8 0 0 0 - - - -
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CANNELL, PAUL. (Engl.) Forward. Born 9/2/1953.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Washington Diplomats 21 13 2 28 1 0 0 0
1978 Washington Diplomats 24 14 7 35 1 0 0 0
1979 Washington Diplomats 23 10 6 26 1 0 1 1
1980 Memphis Rogues 28 7 8 22 - - - -
1981 Washington Diplomats 13 1 0 2 - - - -
109 45 23 113 3 0 1 1
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*CARMELO (Carmelo Cedrun) (Spain). Goalkeeper. 13 Caps. 1962 World Cup.
Born 1932.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1968 Baltimore Bays 23 0 0 0 - - - -
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*CHARLES, CLIVE (Engl.). Defender. West Ham United, Cardiff. 100+ caps as
youth international. Born 10/3/1951.
Later assistant US National Coach. US Olympic head coach, Univ. Portland
head coach, both women's and men's teams, English first division 8 years.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1971 Montreal Olympic 21 0 1 1 - - - -
1972 Montreal Olympic 7 0 0 0 - - - -
1978 Portland Timbers 25 0 2 2 5 0 0 0
1979 Portland Timbers 29 0 5 5 - - - -
1980 Portland Timbers 9 0 4 4 - - - -
1981 Portland Timbers 4 0 1 1 - - - -
95 0 13 13 5 0 0 0
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^CHILD, Paul (Engl.) Forward. 2 caps (for the US). Born 12/8/1952.
One of the most prolific goalscorers in NASL history, Paul child had
originally come to the NASL on loan from Aston Villa for whom he had
never actually played a game. He made a name for himself in the NASL,
especially for the San jose Earthjquakes, where during six seasons, he
was named to the NASL first All-star team in 1972 and 1974. He led the
league in scoring in 1974 with 15 goals and 36 points, was 10th in
scoring in 1976, and 9th in 1977. He managed to earn two caps playing
for the US, even though he was not a citizen at the time. He is 5th
all-time goal scorer for the NASL, and 6th in total scoring, with 102
goals in 241 games. In mid 1990's, coached the CISL Detroit Neon.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1972 Atlanta Chiefs 12 8 1 17 - - - -
1973 Atlanta Apollos 16 8 1 17 - - - -
1974 San Jose Earthquakes 20 15 6 36 1 0 0 0
1975 San Jose Earthquakes 21 4 7 15 - - - -
1976 San Jose Earthquakes 23 13 8 34 2 0 2 2
1977 San Jose Earthquakes 26 13 3 29 1 0 0 0
1978 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 4 29 - - - -
1979 San Jose Earthquakes 29 8 6 22 - - - -
1980 Memphis Rogues 31 12 3 27 - - - -
1981 Atlanta Chiefs 31 13 8 34 2 0 1 1
239 102 47 251 6 0 3 3
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*CHINAGLIA, GIORGIO (Italy) Striker. Lazio (Italy), Swansea, Massese,
Internapoli. 14 Caps. 1974 World Cup. Born Carrerra, Italy, 1/24/1947.
Italian Giorgio Chinaglia scored more goals than any player in NASL
history, earning 193 goals in 213 regular season games, and 50 goals in
43 playoff games for the Comos in his 7 year North American career. His
career started with Swansea in the Welsh league in 1964-65, continuing
to Italy 3rd Div. Massese and Internapoli before being signed to Lazio
in 1969-70, where he had a distinguished career before being signed by
the Cosmos in 1976.
During his NASL career, he because one of the league's most recognizable
players, being the NASL's leading scorer in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, and
1982. He was NASL MVP in 1981, and lead the Cosmos to four
championships in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1982. Later in his NASL career,
Chinaglia obtained US citizenship and was able to count as American to
help meet the Cosmos USA player quota. (1981?). A highlight was the
1980 playoffs where he scored 18 goals in 7 games, including seven goals
in one game against Tulsa. In late 1983 early 1984 he bought a chunk
of the Cosmos. In 1985 after the NASL had gone out of buisness he tried
to keep the Cosmos alive with a series of exhibition matches.
Fifteen were organized but only three ended up being played before he
pulled the plug as he was losing too much money.
Chinaglia also had 14 caps with the Italian National tea, playing in the
1974 world cup.
1966-67 Massese Massa (III.) (32/5)
1967-68 Internapoli (III.) (31/10)
1968-69 Internapoli (35/14)
1969-70 Lazio Roma (28/12)
1970-71 Lazio Roma (30/9)
1971-72 Lazio Roma (II.) (34/21)
1972-73 Lazio Roma (30/10)
1973-74 Lazio Roma (30/24)
1974-75 Lazio Roma (30/14)
1975-76 Lazio Roma (27/8)
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 New York Cosmos 19 19 11 49 2 0 0 0
1977 New York Cosmos 24 15 18 38 6 9 2 20
1978 New York Cosmos 30 34 11 79 6 5 2 12
1979 New York Cosmos 27 26 5 57 6 6 2 14
1980 New York Cosmos 32 32 13 77 7 18 4 40
1981 New York Cosmos 32 29 16 74 6 6 0 12
1982 New York Cosmos 32 20 15 55 6 4 2 10
1983 New York Cosmos 17 18 2 38 2 1 1 3
213 193 81 467 41 49 13 111
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*CHO, JEUNG YOUNG (S. Korea). Defender. World Cup 1986. b. 8/18/1954.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 Portland Timbers 25 2 3 7 3 0 0 0
1982 Portland Timbers 25 1 2 4 - - - -
1983 Chicago Sting 27 1 6 8 3 0 0 0
67 4 11 19 6 0 0 0
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^CHURSKY, TONY (Canada). Seattle Sounders. Goalkeeper. b. 6/13/1953
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1976 Seattle Sounders 21 20 9 2 3 1
1977 Seattle Sounders 24 31 7 4 3 2
1978 Seattle Sounders 28 41 9 1 5 0
1979 California Surf 2 1 0 - - -
Chicago Sting 14 22 3 4 3 2
1980 Toronto Blizzard 26 45 6 - - -
1981 Toronto Blizzard 28 67 3 - - -
1982 Toronto Blizzard 2 4 0 - - -
145 231 37 11 14 5
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*CLARK, BOBBY (Scotland) Goalkeeper. Aberdeen. 17 Caps. WC 70.
Now coach of Stanford University. b. 9/26/1945.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1976 San Antonio Thunder 19 25 4 - - -
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^CONNELL, MIKE (South Africa). Defender. "Iron Mike".
Born 11/1/1956.
A long-time stalwart, one of the longest serving players for the
Tampa Bay Rowdies. Mike made the 1979 1st all-star team.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 1 1 3 3 0 0 0
1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 27 0 0 0 6 0 1 1
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 1 2 4 7 0 1 1
1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 0 6 6 4 0 0 0
1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 1 4 6 4 0 2 2
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 2 4 8 -- -- -- --
1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 2 12 16 -- -- -- --
1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 23 1 6 8 -- -- -- --
252 8 36 52 25 0 4 4
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^CONWAY, JIMMY (Ireland). Midfielder. Stoke City. 20 Caps. Now
head coach Oregon State men's team, head coach OYSA, English first
division. b. 10/8/1946
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Portland Timbers 25 1 5 7 - - - -
1979 Portland Timbers 25 4 9 17 - - - -
1980 Portland Timbers 11 2 1 5 - - - -
61 7 15 29
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^COOKE, CHARLIE (Scotland). Midfielder. Chelsea (1960's).
16 Caps. b. 10/14/1942
Brilliant wizard of the wing for Chelsea in the 1960s. He was on their
FA Cup winning side in 1970.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Los Angeles Aztecs 12 2 6 10 1 0 0 0
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs 20 2 15 19 5 1 1 3
1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 16 2 5 9 - - - -
1978 Memphis Rogues 7 0 0 0 - - - -
1979 Memphis Rogues 22 2 3 7 - - - -
1980 Memphis Rogues 25 1 8 10 - - - -
1981 California Surf 29 3 10 16 - - - -
131 12 47 71 6 1 1 3
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^COP, MILAN (Yugo/Croatia) Defender. Caps. b. 5/10/1938.
A star for Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) and Nancy (France).
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1967 Oakland Clippers 12 3 1 7 2 0 0 0
1968 Oakland Clippers 30 4 - 8 0 0 0 0
1974 San Jose Earthquakes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 7 1 15 2 0 0 0
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^CORRIGAN, JOE (Engl.) Goalkeeper. 9 Caps. b. 11/18/1948.
Manchester City early 70's, League, FA cup winners
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1983 Seattle Sounders 29 55 5 - - -
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^CROWE, VIC (Wales). 16 Caps. Midfield. Coach, Portland, (1980-82). b. 1/30/1934.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1967 Atlanta Chiefs 29 1 1 3 - - - -
1968 Atlanta Chiefs 22 1 1 3 4 0 1 1
1969 Atlanta Chiefs 3 0 - 0 - - - -
54 2 2 6 4 0 1 1
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*CRUYFF, JOHAN "El Placo" (Neth.). Center Forward.
Barcelona, Ajax, Feyenoord. 48 Caps. World Cup 1974. Born in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, 4/25/1947.
Coached Barcelona. Three-time European League Champion with Ajax.
Inaugural member of the International Hall of Fame.
Cruyff was one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Although
his NASL stint was brief, his career in Europe was outstanding. He
began his career with the Ajax Amsterdam club at just TEN years of age,
making his 1st-team debut at 17. He had a long successful career with
Ajax Amsterdam, leading them to three consecutive European Club finals
in 1971, 1972 and 1973, as well as the World Clup Championship in 1972.
He also had playing stints with Barcelona and Feyenoord. He played on
Netherland's World Cup team, which made it to the finals before losing
to West Germany 2-1.
His NASL Debut against Rochester saw him score two of the three goals in
their 3-0 win. He left NASL shortly into the 1981 season with the
Diplomats, in part due to his intense dislike of artificial turf. He
returned to Ajax and had a stint in feyenoord before returning to Ajax
to coach. he let Ajax to the 1987 Cup Winners Cup before eventually
moving to Spain. Guested on the 1978 Cosmos against a World All star 11,
and in England against Chelsea.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Los Angeles Aztecs 23 13 16 42 4 1 2 4
1980 Washington Diplomats 25 10 20 40 2 0 1 1
1981 Washington Diplomats 5 2 1 5 - - - -
53 25 37 87 6 1 3 5
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*CUBILLAS, Teofilo "Nene" (Peru). Midfielder. Basle, Porto, Alianza.
Numerous caps. 1970, 1978, 1982 World Cups. Born 3/8/1949.
A three-time world-cup participant, scoring five goals each in the 1970
and 1978 world cups. His outstanding play in the 1978 cup attracted the
attention of the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers where he promptly became a
franchise player, 7th in league scoring, and named to the 2nd All-Star
team. In 1980, he scored four goals in 7 games, leading Ft. Lauderdale
to the Sccer Bowl. In 1981, he scored gour goals against the Aztecs in a
July game, with three coming within seven minutes and 14 seconds.
Cubillas began his career with Alianza Lima in Peru before moving to
Switzerland for Basale, and then Porto, Portugal. He had a brief return
to Alianza before signing with Ft. Lauderdale. He missed 16 games of
the 1982 season to play in World Cup 82.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 30 16 18 50 2 0 0 0
1980 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 27 14 14 42 7 4 1 9
1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 28 17 10 44 6 2 5 9
1982 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 13 4 7 15 5 0 3 3
1983 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 22 8 12 28 1 0 1 1
120 59 61 179 21 6 10 22
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^CUELLAR, LEO (Mex.). Forward. Club America (Mex.). 41 Caps. 1978 World Cup.
b. 1/14/1952.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 San Diego Sockers 24 3 9 15 7 1 2 4
1980 San Diego Sockers 32 6 15 27 6 0 4 4
1981 San Diego Sockers 1 0 0 0 - - - -
1982 San Jose Earthquakes 20 0 7 7 - - - -
1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes 29 2 11 15 5 1 2 4
1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 22 1 6 8 - - - -
128 12 48 72 18 2 8 12
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*DANEIFARD, IRAJ (Iran). Midfielder. Pas Tehran. 1978 World Cup. born 3/19/1951.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 19 1 3 5 2 0 1 1
1980 Tulsa Roughnecks 3 0 1 1 - - - -
1981 Tulsa Roughnecks 21 0 4 4 2 0 0 0
1982 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 0 0 0 - - - -
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 22 2 10 14 5 1 0 2
67 3 18 24 9 1 1 3
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^DAVID, STEVE (Trinidad). Forward. Born March 11, 1950.
A prolific scorer for several teams, Steve David lead the league
in scoring in 1975 and 1977, completing his career with 175 games,
100 goals, 28 assists and 228 points. He was the 7th all-time goal
scorer and 8th all-time point scorer in the NASL.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1974 Miami Toros 19 13 0 26 2 0 1 1
1975 Miami Toros 21 23 6 52 2 0 1 1
1976 Miami Toros 13 1 0 2 - - - -
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs 24 26 6 58 - - - -
1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 0 0 0 - - - -
Detroit Express 11 2 4 8 - - - -
California Surf 11 5 4 14 1 0 0 0
1979 California Surf 29 11 5 27 2 0 1 1
1980 San Diego Sockers 6 2 1 5 - - - -
1980 San Jose Earthquakes 24 14 2 30 - - - -
1981 San Jose Earthquakes 14 3 0 6 - - - -
175 100 28 228 7 0 3 3
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^DAVIES, ROGER (Engl.). Striker. Derby County. NASL MVP. Born 10/25/1950.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 22 8 7 23 5 2 1 5
1980 Seattle Sounders 29 25 11 61 5 2 2 6
1981 Seattle Sounders 23 6 5 17 3 2 1 5
1982 Seattle Sounders 13 1 3 5 5 2 1 5
1983 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 18 3 7 13 2 3 0 6
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^DAVIS, RICK (USA). Midfielder. 30 caps. Born Denver, 11/24/1958.
One of the best US players ever produced to this time, Rick spent
seven seasons with the Cosmos, where unlike many players, he had
significant playing time. He left Santa Clara University, where
he had spent one season, to join the Cosmos in 1978. He was
1979 NASL North American player of the year, and played in the
Cosmos 1980 and 1982 Soccer Bowl teams. In 1982, he represented
the US in the FIFA World All-Star game which followed the 1982
World Cup. He earned 30 caps for the US National team. Inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 New York Cosmos 11 0 1 1 2 0 1 1
1979 New York Cosmos 29 6 13 25 6 1 3 5
1980 New York Cosmos 14 1 8 10 6 0 2 2
1981 New York Cosmos 17 1 1 3 4 0 0 0
1982 New York Cosmos 21 0 4 4 5 0 1 1
1983 New York Cosmos 29 5 12 22 2 0 0 0
1984 New York Cosmos 8 2 2 6 - - - -
129 15 41 71 25 1 7 9
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*DEYNA, KAZIMIERZ "Kaz" (Poland) Midfielder. World Cup 1974, 1978,
Manchester City (mid 70's). Born 10/23/1947.
Died in a horrible, fiery car crash in California on 9/1/1989.
Was a key midfielder in an emerging Poland side that surprised
the world in 1974.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 San Diego Sockers 30 11 11 33 9 4 6 14
1982 San Diego Sockers 21 10 6 26 5 1 2 4
1983 San Diego Sockers 18 15 16 46 - - - -
1984 San Diego Sockers 21 8 8 24 2 0 0 0
90 44 41 129 16 5 8 18
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D'ERRICO, Dave (U.S.). Defender. Born 6/3/1952.
One of the more successful US players in the NASL.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1974 Seattle Sounders 6 0 1 1 - - - -
1975 Seattle Sounders 15 1 0 2 - - - -
1976 Seattle Sounders 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1977 Minnesota Kicks 21 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
1978 New England Tea Men 24 0 4 4 - - - -
1979 Rochester Lancers 23 1 2 4 - - - -
1980 San Diego Sockers 17 0 0 0 - - - -
121 2 10 14 2 0 0 0
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DIBERNARDO, Angelo (Arg./U.S.). Forward/Midfielder. Born 5/16/1956.
Enjoyed a long career during the Cosmos' last years. Naturalized
Argentinian citizen. Switched from forward to midfielder in 1981.
Played on Cosmos's 1980 Soccer Bowl championship team. Played
as an amateur for the Cosmos in
the late 1970's.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Los Angeles Aztecs 15 1 3 5 - - - -
1980 New York Cosmos 29 7 13 27 5 2 1 15
1981 New York Cosmos 17 0 4 4 1 1 0 2
1982 New York Cosmos 1 0 0 0 - - - -
1983 New York Cosmos 18 1 4 6 2 0 0 0
1984 New York Cosmos 7 0 5 5 - - - -
87 9 29 47 8 3 1 7
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*DONACHIE, WILLIE (Scotland). Defender. World Cup 1974, 1978. Born 10/1/1951.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 Portland Timbers 31 1 11 13 - - - -
1981 Portland Timbers 29 1 3 5 3 0 0 0
1982 Portland Timbers 31 0 6 6 - - - -
91 2 20 24 3 0 0 0
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^DUBOSE, WINSTON (U.S.) Goalkeeper. Born 7/28/1955. 14 caps.
One of the most successful American goalies in the NASL, Winston led the
Rowdies to Soccer Bowl 1978 vs. the Cosmos. He manned the goal in every
game for Tulsa in 1983, when they won the Soccer Bowl. He had extensive
international and national team experience. Winston returned to Tampa Bay
to play from 1988-1991 for the new Tampa bay rowdies of the ASL & APSL.
He also had a brief stint in the Major Indoor Soccer League with
the Wichita Wings in 1989-1990.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 4 0 - - -
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 19 4 6 10 1
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 13 24 2 4 2 1
1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies 31 47 6 4 7 3
1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 31 1 - - -
1982 Tulsa Roughnecks 32 55 9 3 6 1
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 30 48 5 6 6 1
1984 Tulsa Roughnecks 22 38 4 - - -
160 266 31 23 31 7
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DUNLEAVEY, CHRIS (Engl.) Defender. Born 12/30/1949.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1973 Philadelphia Atoms 18 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
1974 Philadelphia Atoms 19 0 0 0 - - - -
37 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
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^ENGLAND, MIKE (Wales) Defender. Tottenhamm Hotspur. Managed National
Team (Wales). 44 caps. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, 12/2/1941.
Mike England helped establish the Seattle Sounders as one of the top teams in the
NASL. He was selected to the first all-star team four times (1975, 1976, 1977,
1978), and led the Sounders to Soccer Bowl 1977).
Mike began his pro career with Blackburn Rovers, before transferring to Tottenham
in 1966, where he played 300 games and won a FA Cup-winners medal in 1967. He
also played a season with Cardiff City in 1976 after his initial season with the
Sounders.
In 1976, he played for Team America in the BiCentennial Tournament against
England, Brazil and Italy. After his retirement, he became manager for
the Welsh National team where he had previous earned 44 caps.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Seattle Sounders 19 2 6 10 1 0 0 0
1976 Seattle Sounders 17 2 0 4 2 0 0 0
1977 Seattle Sounders 25 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
1978 Seattle Sounders 27 2 2 6 1 1 0 2
1979 Seattle Sounders 18 0 3 3 - - - -
106 6 12 24 10 1 0 2
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*ESKANDARIAN, ANDRANIK (Iran) Defender. Taj (Iran). World Cup 1978.
Born 12/31/1951.
Steady defender for the New York Cosmos during their glory years and during the
decline of the NASL.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 New York Cosmos 14 0 3 3 5 0 0 0
1980 New York Cosmos 26 0 5 5 7 0 3 3
1981 New York Cosmos 29 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
1982 New York Cosmos 22 0 6 6 3 0 1 1
1983 New York Cosmos 28 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
1984 New York Cosmos 23 0 2 2 - - - -
142 0 21 21 22 0 4 4
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^ETHERINGTON, GARY (Engl./USA). Forward. 7 caps. Born 4/22/1958.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 New York Cosmos 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 2
1978 New York Cosmos 21 3 11 17 1 1 0 2
1979 New York Cosmos 11 1 0 2 - - - -
1980 Los Angeles Aztecs 25 1 7 9 7 1 0 2
1981 San Jose Earthquakes 32 2 7 11 - - - -
1982 San Jose Earthquakes 30 5 8 18 - - - -
1984 Minnesota Strikers 17 1 2 4 - - - -
140 13 35 61 11 3 0 6
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*EUSEBIO (Eusebio de Silva Ferreira) (Port.) Benfica. 64 Caps.
World Cup 1966, Euro Player of year, many golden boots. 1976-1979.
Born in Mozambique, on 1/25/1942. Inaugural member of the International
Soccer Hall of Fame.
Although Eusebio's NASL career was relatively minor, his influence in
the league was considerable, being one of the best players the world has
seen.
Eusebio won the 1962 European Cup-winner's medal and three runner's up.
His long career with Benefica of the Portugese league included five
consecutive league-leading scoring performances, from 1964-1968. He
received numerous "golden boots" during this time.
His success extended to the Portugese national team, where he capped 64
games, the first in 1961 at the tender age of 19.
Eusebio made his NASL debut in 1975 with the Boston Minutemen but was
soon signed by the Toronto Metros where he distinguished himself with a
40 point season in 1976, and scored in Soccer Bowl '76 to lead the team
to a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota kicks. He signed with the Las Vegas
Qucksilver for 1977, but injuries ended his career before the season's
end.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Boston Minutemen 7 2 2 6 1 0 0 0
1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia 21 16 4 36 4 2 2 6
1977 Las Vegas Quicksilver 17 2 5 9 - - - -
45 20 11 51 5 2 2 6
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^FABBIANI, OSCAR (Arg./Chile). Striker. Palestino (Chile). Born 12/12/1950.
Led NASL in scoring 1979. 4 caps. Top scorer of the Chilean league
1976-78, won 1978 Chilean scoring title. "Popeye" Fabbiani was one
of the best foreign-born players in Chilean history.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 25 8 58 8 1 1 3
1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies 21 13 1 27 4 3 4 10
1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8 2 2 6 - - - -
55 40 11 91 12 4 5 13
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FERNANDO, LUIS (Brazil). Forward. America FC (Brazil). Born 3/29/1955.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 Los Angeles Aztecs 28 28 4 60 7 1 1 3
1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 7 3 2 8 - - - -
Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 9 2 20 5 3 0 6
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies 31 16 3 35 - - - -
1983 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 3 1 7 - - - -
91 59 12 130 12 4 1 9
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*FIGUEROA, ELIAS (Chile). Defender. 45 Caps. World Cup 1966, 1974, 1982.
Born 10/25/1947.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
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^FLANAGHAN, MIKE (Engl.) Forward. Born 9/11/1952.
His stellar performance in the NASL (1978 MVP) led to a big money transfer
back to England where he rose from Division 2 to Crystal Palace of the
1st Division. Later played for Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 New England Tea Men 28 30 8 68 1 0 0 0
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^FRANCIS, TREVOR (Engl.). Striker. Birmingham City, Nottingham
(England 1st Div.) Many caps for England. Born 4/19/1954.
Played in Euro Cup. Was first million pound transfer when he went
to Nottingham Forest.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Detroit Express 19 22 10 54 3 3 2 8
1979 Detroit Express 14 14 8 36 2 0 1 1
33 36 18 90 5 3 3 9
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FUTCHER, RON (Engl.) Forward. b. 9/26/1956. Chester, Manchester City, Luton Town.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Minnesota Kicks 20 14 6 34 3 1 1 3
1977 Minnesota Kicks 20 11 4 26 2 1 0 2
1978 Minnesota Kicks 16 7 7 21 4 1 0 2
1979 Minnesota Kicks 24 14 7 35 2 1 0 2
1980 Minnesota Kicks 21 13 3 29 2 0 0 0
1981 Minnesota Kicks 28 14 9 37 4 2 1 5
1982 Portland Timbers 23 13 4 30 - - - -
1983 Tulsa Roughnecks 26 15 10 40 5 5 0 10
1984 Tulsa Roughnecks 23 18 8 44 - - - -
201 119 58 296 22 11 2 24
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^GABRIEL, JIMMY (Scotland). Defender. Everton. Born 10/10/1940.
Coached the team in 1978. Scored first goal in Kingdome before 58,000 fans.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1974 Seattle Sounders 19 4 1 9 - - - -
1975 Seattle Sounders 20 2 2 6 1 0 0 0
1976 Seattle Sounders 10 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
1977 Seattle Sounders 2 0 1 1 - - - -
1979 Seattle Sounders 1 0 0 0 - - - -
53 7 5 19 2 0 0 0
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GARBETT, Terry (Engl.). Midfielder. Sheffield Wednesday. Born 9/9/1945.
In 1998 was coaching the USISL's D-3 Pro league New Jersey Stallions.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 New York Cosmos 22 1 8 10 2 1 0 2
1977 New York Cosmos 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
1978 New York Cosmos 15 2 1 5 2 0 0 0
1979 New York Cosmos 14 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
66 3 11 17 10 1 0 2
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*GEMMILL, ARCHIE (Scotland). Midfielder. Born 3/24/1947.
World Cup 1978. Gemmill was the midfield dynamo for all of his teams.
Played for Preston, Derby County, Notts Forest, Birmingham City.
Outside of the United Kingdom, he is best known for his brilliant solo
goal versus The Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1982 Jacksonville Tea Men 32 2 5 9 - - - -
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^GILES, JOHNNY (Michael John Giles) (Ireland). Midfielder. Leeds
United. 59 Caps. Later managed Ireland National team. Born 11/6/1940.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Philadelphia Fury 20 0 3 3 1 0 0 0
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GRANITZA, KARL HEINZ (W. Germany). Forward/Midfielder. Chicago Sting
1979-1984. MISL Indoor Teams. Coached in MISL Chicago. Born Lunen, W.
germany, 11/1/1951.
Karl Heinz Granitza had a long successful career in the NASL, playing
for the Chicago Sting for 7 seasons, and finishing third in all-time
goals (128), and second in all-time assists (101). despite his goal-
scoring prowess, he was never named to an NASL All-Star team. Purchased
from Hertha Berlin, he played with Chicago until the demise of the
league in 1984. He led the Sting to to Soccer Bowl victories, the first
over the New York Cosmos in 1981, and the second in 1984 in a two-game
series against the Toronto Blizzard.
Early in his career, Granitza played for Rochling Volklingen, DJK
Gutersloh, TSG Eintracht Dortmund and VfB 08 Lunen before signing with
Hertha Berlin. He was originally a central striker, but moved to
midfield later in his career. Although he was never a superstar in
Europe, his contributions to the NASL were far more significant than
that of many of the superstars who came to the league for fairly short
stints.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Chicago Sting 22 19 9 47 1 1 0 2
1979 Chicago Sting 30 20 10 50 4 1 0 2
1980 Chicago Sting 31 19 26 64 3 1 2 4
1981 Chicago Sting 31 19 17 55 10 7 5 19
1982 Chicago Sting 32 20 9 49 - - - -
1983 Chicago Sting 29 15 18 48 3 0 2 2
1984 Chicago Sting 24 16 12 44 5 3 6 12
199 128 101 357 26 13 15 41
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GREEN, ALAN (Engl.). Forward. Born 1/1/1954.
Became US Citizen in 1983 and played for Team America.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 Washington Diplomats 16 9 5 23 - - - -
1979 Washington Diplomats 23 16 9 41 2 1 0 2
1980 Washington Diplomats 31 25 9 59 - - - -
1981 Jacksonville Tea Men 25 16 6 38 5 5 1 11
1982 Jacksonville Tea Men 18 6 2 14 - - - -
1983 Team America 20 5 2 12 - - - -
1984 New York Cosmos 14 5 4 14 - - - -
147 82 37 201 7 6 1 13
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^GROBBELAAR, BRUCE (Zimbabwe). Goalkeeper. Liverpool, Southammpton.
Had numerous Caps for Zimbabwe. Born 9/11/1957. Long Liverpool career.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SP GP GA SO
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 2 0 - - -
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 23 28 8 2 5 0
24 30 8 2 5 0
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GRIFFITHS, CLIVE (Wales). Defender. Born 1/22/1955.
International for Schoolboy, Youth and U-23 teams.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Chicago Sting 22 1 1 3 - - - -
1976 Chicago Sting 22 1 1 3 1 1 0 2
1977 Chicago Sting 25 0 1 1 - - - -
1978 Chicago Sting 29 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
1979 Chicago Sting 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1980 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 0 1 1 - - - -
142 2 6 10 3 1 0 2
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HAASKIVI, Kai (Finland) Midfielder. Born Finland 12/28/1955.
A prolific midfielder during the last years of the NASL, Kai Haaskivi
was a charter member of the Major Indoor Soccer League playing from its
inception to its demise (1978-1992). During these 12 seasopns, he
amassed 297 goals (9th alltime), 386 assists (2nd alltime) for 683
points (4th alltime) over 12 seasons (1978-1992).
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Dallas Tornado 20 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
1979 Houston Hurricane 28 12 6 30 2 1 0 2
1980 Houston Hurricane 27 3 10 16 2 1 0 2
1981 Edmonton Drillers 32 7 21 35 0 0 0 0
1982 Edmonton Drillers 28 7 13 27 0 0 0 0
135 30 52 112 4 2 0 4
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*HARVEY, DAVID (Scotland/Engl.). Goalkeeper. World Cup 1974. Born 2/7/1948.
Leeds United primary goalkeeper in the 1970's.
Regular season Playoffs
GP GA SO GP GA SO
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 17 1 - - -
1981 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 2 2 - - -
1982 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 11 0 - - -
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*HATLEY, MARK (Engl.) Striker. 1986 World Cup. Born 11/13/1961. Played for
numerous clubs, including Monaco and Glasgow Rangers.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1980 Detroit Express 19 2 4 8 - - - -
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HECTOR, KEVIN (Engl.). Striker. Bradford Park. 2 Caps. Born 11/2/1944.
Started at the now-defunct Bradford Park in the 1960s, signed by
Tim Ward for Derby County just before Ward was fired and Brian Clough
was hired. Was a perennial favourite for Derby County, as a brilliant
inside forward playing alongside Alan Hinton and John O'Hare. Known as
"King Kevin" or "Zak" by his adoring fans, his many goals were
instrumental to Derby's glory years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
After spells at various other clubs, including Gresley Rovers!, he
returned for a season at Derby in the 1980s. Hector won two England
caps and will be remembered by many as Sir Alf Ramsey's last-gasp
desperate attempt to beat Poland in the October 1973 World Cup Qualifier
at Wembley. Ramsey sent Hector on for the final two minutes and the
Derby player almost scored the all important winner. Hector played in
the NASL for the Vancouver White Caps in the mid-1970s, including their
championship 1979 season.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1978 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 21 10 52 3 0 2 2
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 25 15 6 36 7 1 4 6
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 3 2 8 - - - -
63 39 18 96 10 1 6 8
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^HEIGHWAY, STEVE (Ireland). Winger. Liverpool. 34 caps. Born 11/25/1957.
Started out at Non-League side South Liverpool. Then played at Liverpool late
1960's, early 1970's. Played in 1971 FA Cup final.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 Minnesota Kicks 26 4 7 15 4 0 1 1
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HILL, GORDON (Engl.) Forward. Millwall, Manchester United. Born 4/1/1954.
Played at Millwall and Manchester United & other teams 1972-74 Also played at Derby
County & Queens Park Rangers 1976-1980. While at Manchester United, manager Tommy
Docherty restored the use of orthodox wingers into the English game,
where Hill and Steve Coppell were employed as the wide men.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1975 Chicago Sting 21 16 7 39 - - - -
1981 Montreal Manic 31 16 12 44 6 6 2 14
1982 Montreal Manic 5 2 3 7 - - - -
1982 Chicago Sting 26 9 10 28 - - - -
83 43 32 118 6 6 2 14
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HINTON, ALAN (Engl.) Forward. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest,
Derby County. National Caps. Born 10/6/1942.
Coached the A-Leagues Seattle Sounders through 1995. Affectionately
known by his fans at Derby County as "Gladys" and (in)famous for being
one of the first players to wear white boots in league games!
Was player-coach 1977-78. Coached the Seattle Storm
(WSA) and Tacoma stars (MISL) in the 1980's. Currently owns rights to
the name "Seattle Sounders" and was involved in efforts to bring world cup
to Seattle for 1994, and was instrumental in bringing the new Seattle
Sounders to the APSL, and eventually to land the city a MLS team.
Coached Tulsa in 1979 and Seattle in 1980.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 Dallas Tornado 24 4 11 19 2 0 0 0
1978 Vancouver Whitecaps 29 1 30 32 3 1 2 4
53 5 41 51 5 1 2 4
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*HOLTON, JIM (Scotland). Defender. Manchester United, Shrewsbury.
World Cup 1974. Born 4/11/1951.
"Six foot two, Eyes of blue, Big Jim Holton's after you!"
Started at Shrewsbury Town, signed by Tommy Docherty by 100,000 pounds
for Manchester United to play in the back four. With Coventry City 1977-79.
Died at the early age of 42 in October 1993.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Miami Toros 16 1 0 2 - - - -
1980 Detroit Express 21 3 0 6 - - - -
37 4 0 8 - - - -
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*HOLZENBEIN, BERND (West Germany). Midfielder. 40 caps. 1974, 78 World Cups
Born 3/9/1946.
Also played for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 18 4 4 12 3 0 1 1
1982 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 28 6 11 23 6 4 2 10
46 10 15 35 9 4 3 11
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HORTON, Randy (Bermuda). Forward. Born 1/22/1945.
Also played cricket for Bermuda. Now a high scool principal in Bermuda.
Was Ass't coach at Jersey City State.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1971 New York Cosmos 22 16 5 37 2 0 0 0
1972 New York Cosmos 13 9 4 22 2 1 0 2
1973 New York Cosmos 14 9 5 23 1 0 0 0
1974 New York Cosmos 16 9 4 22 - - - -
1975 Washington Diplomats 19 7 4 18 - - - -
1976 Hartford Bicentennials 4 1 1 3 - - - -
88 51 23 125 5 1 0 2
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HUDSON, ALAN (Engl.) Midfielder. Chelsea, Arsenal, Stoke City.
Born 6/21/1951.
Is considered one of the most gifted midfielders ever to play
for England. Achieved in early youth nationwide recognition for
his artfulness in sparking Arsenal in '78 to the FA Cup after
144 games with Chelsea.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1979 Seattle Sounders 26 2 11 15 - - - -
1980 Seattle Sounders 27 0 15 15 5 0 4 4
1981 Seattle Sounders 27 0 10 10 3 0 3 3
1982 Seattle Sounders 13 0 5 5 7 0 1 1
1983 Seattle Sounders 1 0 0 0 - - - -
94 2 41 45 15 0 8 8
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HUDSON, RAY (Engl.) Midfielder. Newcastle United. Born 3/24/1955.
Ray was originally signed by Newcastle United, and played 20 games
and 3 FA Cup matches before being loaned to the NASL in 1977 (he
signed in 1978). signing with the NASL where he had many of his
most successfull years of his career. He led the Ft. lauderdale
Strikers to Soccer Bowl 1980. He played for Union Soligen in West
Germany. His later career included a stint with the Edmonton
Brickmen of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987, before returning
to Florida with the new Ft. lauderdale Strikers of the APSL from
1988-1991. After retiring in 1992, he remained a fixture in
Southern Florida, directing the Hershey Wildcats youth program
from 1992-1995, and coaching the Noa Southern University school
team. He joined with the Miami Fusion in 1998 as their color
commentator, before being named head coach in 2000.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 25 4 3 11 2 0 1 1
1978 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 29 7 8 22 5 0 3 3
1979 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 23 6 13 25 2 0 0 0
1980 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 31 11 18 40 7 5 4 14
1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 16 3 10 16 4 0 3 3
1982 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 22 6 10 22 6 2 6 6
1983 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 30 5 22 32 2 1 1 3
1984 Minnesota Strikers 21 2 15 19 - - - -
197 43 99 187 28 8 14 30
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HUNT, STEVE (Engl.) Forward. Born 7/8/1956.
Scored an unusual goal in the 1977 finals while wearing only one shoe.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1977 New York Cosmos 23 8 10 26 5 4 7 15
1978 New York Cosmos 25 12 12 36 6 2 4 8
1982 Los Angeles Aztecs 22 9 15 33 6 1 1 3
70 29 37 95 17 7 12 26
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*HURST, GEOFF (Engl.) Forward. Stoke City, West Ham United.
1966 World Cup. Born 12/8/1941.
Scored hat trick in England's 1966 World Cup final.
Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
1976 Seattle Sounders 23 8 4 20 1 1 0 2
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Last update: January 29, 2005