1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 18-14 - 163 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Cor van der Hart (18-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 228,469, Avg. 14,279 in 16 home dates
1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers StatisticsTeam Record: 18-14 - 163 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Cor van der Hart (18-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 228,469, Avg. 14,279 in 16 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 18 wins and 14 losses for 163 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Strikers scored 61 goals and yielded 55. Gerd Mueller and Teofilo Cubillas netted 14 goals each for Fort Lauderdale, while Ray Hudson and Alex Schoenmaker tallied five or more, too. Ray Hudson contributed 18 assists. Arnie Mausser recorded a 0.67 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Cor van der Hart coached the team. The 1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost in the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsene Auguste | D | February 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Nico Bodonczy | F | February 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Chile |
| Eduardo Bonvallet | M,D | January 13, 1955 | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Jeff Cacciatore | F,M | September 9, 1958 | 5'4" | 125 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bob Corish | D | September 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 158 | Liverpool, England |
| Teofilo Cubillas | F,M | March 8, 1949 | 5'8" | 157 | Lima, Peru |
| Ken Fogarty | D | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 175 | Manchester, England |
| Colin Fowles | M,D | August 6, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | April 29, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | Subotica, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Ray Hudson | M,F | March 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hexham, England |
| David Irving | F | September 10, 1951 | 5'0" | 170 | Cumbria, England |
| Francisco Marinho | D,M | February 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 160 | Natal, Brazil |
| Arnie Mausser | G | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Jim Millinder | M,F,D | November 27, 1958 | 5'8" | 150 | Salina, KS |
| Gerd Mueller | F | November 3, 1945 | Munich, Germany | ||
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | May 13, 1957 | 5'8" | 150 | Sumter, SC |
| John Pot | D | May 19, 1958 | 5'1" | 160 | Amsterdam, Holland |
| Greg Preston | D | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Steve Ralbovsky | M,D | January 9, 1953 | 5'9" | 150 | Backa, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Greg Robertson | F | June 30, 1958 | 6'0" | 160 | Flint, MI |
| Alex Schoenmaker | M,F | August 23, 1947 | The Hague, Holland | ||
| Jim Tietjens | G | February 25, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jan Van Beveren | G | March 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 170 | Amsterdam, Holland |
| Greg Villa | F | December 15, 1956 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Louis, MO |
| Koos Waslander | F | ||||
| Keith Weller | M,D | June 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | London, England |
| Rick Wiegand | D | August 29, 1959 | 5'8" | 155 | Detroit, MI |
| Roy Wiggemansen | D | December 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Steve Zerhusen | G | August 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD |
| Sam Zighelboim | F | September 4, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 |
