1983 Chicago Sting Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-15 - 147 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Willy Roy (15-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 164,061, Avg. 10,937 in 15 home dates
1983 Chicago Sting StatisticsTeam Record: 15-15 - 147 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost First Round
Coach: Willy Roy (15-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 164,061, Avg. 10,937 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1983 season with a record of 15 wins and 15 losses for 147 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Sting recorded 66 goals and surrendered 73. Ricardo Alonso scored 16 goals for Chicago, while Seninho, Pato Margetic and Karl-Heinz Granitza each contributed five or more also. Karl-Heinz Granitza recorded 18 assists. Dragan Radovich registered a 1.61 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1983 Chicago Sting lost in the First Round.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Alonso | F | March 21, 1957 | 6'3" | 190 | Tansil, Argentina |
| Diego Castro | F,M | October 10, 1961 | 5'9" | 152 | Constitucion, Chile |
| Young Jueng Cho | D | August 18, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Paju, South Korea |
| Don Droege | D | January 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | March 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Peter Gallagher | D | January 5, 1960 | Toronto, ON Canada | ||
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | November 1, 1951 | 6'0" | 182 | Lunen, Germany |
| Peter Gruber | D | September 7, 1952 | 5'9" | 161 | Munich, Germany |
| Bret Hall | M,D | November 16, 1956 | 5'6" | 148 | Buffalo, NY |
| Dave Huson | M,F,D | May 1, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Jersey, Channel Islands Channel Islands |
| Pato Margetic | F | May 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Victor Nogueira | G | July 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Maputo, Mozambique |
| Ingo Peter | M,F | October 23, 1951 | 6'3" | 187 | Dortmund, Germany |
| Dragan Radovich | G | July 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 170 | Sibenik, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Seninho | F | July 1, 1949 | Sada Bandeira, Angola | ||
| Mark Simanton | M,D | December 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Mike Twellman | D | December 18, 1960 | 5'9" | 155 | St. Louis, MO |
| 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 |
