1975 Boston Minutemen Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 13-9 - 116 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (13-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 48,643, Avg. 4,422 in 11 home dates
1975 Boston Minutemen StatisticsTeam Record: 13-9 - 116 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (13-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 48,643, Avg. 4,422 in 11 home dates
The Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League ended the 1975 season with a record of 13 wins and 9 losses for 116 points in the NASL's North Division.
The Minutemen scored 41 goals and gave up 29. Ade Coker netted 10 goals for Boston, while Geoff Davies, Stephen Melledew, Fernando Nelson and Wolfgang Suhnholz each tallied five or more as well. Shep Messing recorded a 0.62 goals against average, topping keepers with significant playing time.
Hubert Vogelsinger coached the team. The 1975 Boston Minutemen lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Agoliati | M,F | November 3, 1951 | 5'9" | 158 | Staten Island, NY |
| Igor Bachner | M,F | September 16, 1946 | 5'10" | 155 | , Czechoslovakia |
| Henning Boel | M,D | August 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 174 | Ikast, Denmark |
| Ben Brewster | D | September 26, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | Newton, MA |
| Jorge Calado | D | June 7, 1943 | , Mozambique | ||
| Ade Coker | F,M | May 19, 1954 | 5'9" | 155 | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Geoff Davies | F | January 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Elsmere Port, California England |
| Len Dudkowski | F,D | November 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Eusebio | F,F/M,M | January 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Maputo, Mozambique |
| Rainier Hollasch | D | March 19, 1951 | , Germany | ||
| Tim Hunter | F,D | March 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 152 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Josef Jacques | D | September 12, 1944 | Durham, England | ||
| Josef Jelinek | M,F | January 9, 1945 | 5'11" | 168 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Rene Koremans | M | 5'7" | 140 | , Holland | |
| Carlos Alberto Manaca | D | Beira, Portugal | |||
| Stephen Melledew | F | November 28, 1945 | Rochdale, England | ||
| Shep Messing | G | October 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Bronx, NY |
| Carlos Metidieri | F | December 18, 1942 | 5'4" | 150 | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| Jan Michniewski | G | 6'2" | 183 | , Poland | |
| Fernando Nelson | F | , Portugal | |||
| Axel Neumann | M,D,F | April 22, 1952 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Richard Sewall | D | ||||
| Antonio Simoes | M,F | December 14, 1943 | 5'8" | 145 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Jose Soroa | M | July 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Stan Startzell | M | September 3, 1950 | 5'7" | 150 | McClure, PA |
| Bernd Stoebeck | M | ||||
| Wolfgang Suhnholz | M,F | September 14, 1946 | 6'1" | 163 | Berlin, Germany |
| Donald Welbourne | D | March 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 154 | Scunthorpe, England |
| Bill Wilkinson | D | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Alan Wooler | D | August 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | Poole, Dorset England |
| Eddie Zimmitti | M | , Italy |
