1996 Colorado Rapids Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 9-17 (SO: 2-4) - 29 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Bobby Houghton (9-16, SO: 2-4)
Coach: Roy Wegerle (0-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 164,413, Avg. 10,276 in 16 home dates
1996 Colorado Rapids Statistics

The Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 9 wins and 17 losses, with a 2-4 showing in shootouts for 29 points finishing fifth in MLS's Western Conference.

The Rapids recorded 46 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 63. Jean Harbor scored 11 goals for Colorado, while Marcelo Balboa, Steve Trittschuh and Shaun Bartlett each netted five or more, too. Chris Woods topped the squad with 8 wins. Dusty Hudock recorded a 1.19 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Bobby Houghton and Roy Wegerle coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Marcelo BalboaDAugust 8, 19676'1"175Cerritos, CA
Shaun BartlettFOctober 31, 19726'2"180Cape Town, South Africa
Brian BatesMAugust 16, 19726'0"165Woodbridge, VA
Scott BenedettiFNovember 13, 19665'11"175Portland, OR
Ian ButterworthDFebruary 15, 19646'2"190Crewe, England
Scott CannonDJuly 22, 19685'9"155Evansville, IN
Raimo De VriesFDecember 21, 19686'2"185Den Helder, Netherlands
Troy EdwardsDJanuary 21, 19646'0"195North Bay Village, FL
Denis HamlettDJanuary 9, 19695'11"190Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
Jean HarborFSeptember 19, 19656'1"195Lagos, Nigeria
Chris HendersonMDecember 11, 19705'9"150Edmonds, WA
Sean HendersonMJuly 25, 19726'0"160Everett, WA
Dusty HudockGSeptember 4, 19726'2"180Cleveland, OH
Dominic KinnearMJuly 26, 19675'11"155Glasgow, Scotland
Matt KmoskoDJanuary 8, 19726'1"173Ship Bottom, NJ
Josh McKayMNovember 16, 19716'0"175Castro Valley, CA
Ed PinonMMay 26, 19715'10"155St. Louis, MO
Felipe RodriguezMSeptember 12, 19755'6"160El Monte, CA
Richard SharpeFJanuary 15, 19676'2"180Wokingham, England
Steve TrittschuhDApril 24, 19656'0"170Granite City, IL
Roy WegerleFMarch 19, 19645'11"170Pretoria, South Africa
Chris WoodsGNovember 14, 19596'3"190Boston, England



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