1982 Chicago Sting Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 13-19 - 129 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Willy Roy (13-19)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 150,033, Avg. 9,377 in 16 home dates
1982 Chicago Sting StatisticsTeam Record: 13-19 - 129 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Willy Roy (13-19)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 150,033, Avg. 9,377 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1982 season with a record of 13 wins and 19 losses for 129 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Sting recorded 56 goals and conceded 67. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 20 goals for Chicago, while Arno Steffenhagen and Gordon Hill netted five or more, too. Ingo Peter and Gordon Hill each recorded 10 assists. Dieter Ferner recorded a 1.35 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Willy Roy coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Belfiore | D,F | September 4, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Jim Brown | G | May 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 168 | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Mark Christensen | D | August 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | Detroit, MI |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | March 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Dieter Ferner | G | January 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 160 | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Rudy Glenn | M,D | October 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Lawton, OK |
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | November 1, 1951 | 6'0" | 182 | Lunen, Germany |
| Paul Hahn | D | January 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 188 | Sonsbeck, Germany |
| Bret Hall | M,D | November 16, 1956 | 5'6" | 148 | Buffalo, NY |
| Hans Henriksen | F,D | January 3, 1958 | 5'7" | 145 | Narvik, Norway |
| Gordon Hill | F | April 1, 1954 | 5'7" | 155 | Staines, England |
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F,M | April 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 173 | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Pato Margetic | F | May 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Frantz Mathieu | D | December 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 162 | Acul, Haiti |
| Duncan McKenzie | F | June 10, 1950 | 5'9" | 155 | Haydock, England |
| Ingo Peter | M,F | October 23, 1951 | 6'3" | 187 | Dortmund, Germany |
| Greg Ryan | D | January 21, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Mark Simanton | M,D | December 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Derek Spalding | D,M,D/M | December 20, 1954 | 5'9" | 179 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Arno Steffenhagen | M,F | September 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 159 | Berlin, Germany |
| Tim Twellman | M,D,F | May 1, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| John Tyma | F | October 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 172 | Cleveland, OH |
| Hans Weiner | M,D | November 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Neuenkirchen, Germany |
