1978 Connecticut Yankees Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 6-16-2 - 58 points
Finishing 6th in the ASL
Coach: Bob Kratzer (6-16-2)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
1978 Connecticut Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 6-16-2 - 58 points
Finishing 6th in the ASL
Coach: Bob Kratzer (6-16-2)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
The Connecticut Yankees of the American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 6 wins and 16 losses and 2 ties for 58 points finishing sixth in the ASL.
Connecticut chalked up 24 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 53. Manuel Barbosa scored 5 goals for the Yankees, while Joe Kowalzyck, Antonio Silva and Enco Micic each contributed 2 assists.
Bob Kratzer coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Acquah | D | March 22, 1949 | 6'1" | 180 | Accra, Ghana |
| Eddie Azevedo | D | March 18, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Manuel Barbosa | F | February 28, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Frank Bucci | G | December 17, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Vic Calabrese | F | January 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 150 | Medina, Italy |
| Fortunato Capomello | M | January 8, 1955 | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Carmelo D'Anzi | M | November 24, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Messina, Italy |
| Alfred DiMauro | M | December 2, 1954 | 5'7" | 140 | Medina, Italy |
| Mario Flanders | D | ||||
| Geoff Grieg | F | August 25, 1956 | 6'0" | 160 | Providence, RI |
| Karl Henry | F | June 2, 1957 | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Dana Hollingsworth | F | January 26, 1955 | Westport, CT | ||
| Jan Klosek | M | 6'0" | 165 | , Poland | |
| Adrian Kos | M | February 19, 1955 | Heemskerek, Holland | ||
| Joe Kowalzyck | F | March 19, 1949 | 5'6" | 160 | Andrychow, Poland |
| Zbignew Kupcewicz | F | April 30, 1952 | Gdansk, Poland | ||
| Horacio Lima | M | August 2, 1956 | Mineiro, Brazil | ||
| Jim Lorde | D | January 26, 1951 | 5'10" | 165 | Tortuga Bay, St. Lucia |
| Joe McGuigan | F | July 17, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Enco Micic | D | May 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 165 | Zadar, Yugoslavia |
| Hugh O'Neill | F,M | July 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 160 | Kearney, NJ |
| Mario Oliva | F | October 25, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Port Royal, Honduras |
| Stan Pazdzoir | D | November 15, 1947 | Andrychow, Poland | ||
| Bobby Salvador | F | January 18, 1951 | Palaz, Ecuador | ||
| Carlos Sanchez | M | September 7, 1953 | Buom, Portugal | ||
| Steve Schoen | G | December 26, 1952 | East Meadow, NY | ||
| Antonio Silva | F | December 8, 1949 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Mike Swofford | D | November 23, 1953 | St. Louis, MO | ||
| Lenny Taylor | M/F | ||||
| Josef Urbanowitz | F |
