
1979 Edmonton Drillers Roster
Team Record: 8-22 - 88 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Hans Kraay (6-19)
Coach: Joe Petrone (2-3)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Attendance: 148,854, Avg. 9,924 in 15 home dates
The Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 22 losses for 88 points in the NASL's Western Division.
Edmonton scored 43 goals and conceded 78, most in the circuit. Lorenz Hilkes netted 13 goals for the Drillers, while Alex Schoenmaker and Jan Goossens tallied five or more, too.
Hans Kraay and Joe Petrone coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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John Anton | M | April 4, 1955 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, California |
Peter Arnautoff | G | December 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, California |
Lee Atack | D | January 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 165 | Leeds, California England |
Andy Atuegbu | D,M,F | February 4, 1952 | 5'8" | 168 | San Francisco, California |
Bozidar Ban | F | November 21, 1948 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia | ||
Jan Endeman | G | May 2, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | Elbergen, Holland |
Derek Evans | D | January 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 175 | Georgetown, Guyana |
Drew Ferguson | M,F | September 11, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | Powell River, British Columbia Canada |
Jan Goossens | F,M | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 160 | Velp, Holland |
Lorenz Hilkes | F | August 31, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | Grubbenoors, Holland |
Henning Munk Jensen | D | January 12, 1947 | 6'3" | 180 | Tondor, Denmark |
Ron Klinkenberg | D | August 18, 1955 | 5'9" | 165 | Bussum, Holland |
Hans Kraay | M | December 22, 1959 | Utrecht, Holland | ||
Gudgeir Leifsson | M | September 25, 1951 | Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
Mark Liveric | F | August 16, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Dwight Lodeweges | D | October 26, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Turner Valley, Alberta Canada |
Gordon Manzini | D | January 28, 1953 | Vernon, British Columbia Canada | ||
Rob Ouwehand | D | September 11, 1951 | Den Hague, Holland | ||
Joe Raduka | D | January 18, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Bastaji, Bosnia Yugoslavia |
Paul Roe | M,F,D/M | November 21, 1959 | 5'7" | 145 | Manchester, England |
Alex Schoenmaker | M,F | August 23, 1947 | The Hague, Holland | ||
Bogdan Turudija | F | June 30, 1948 | Lornica, Yugoslavia | ||
Bruce Twamley | D | May 23, 1952 | Victoria, British Columbia Canada |