1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 18-14 - 144 points
in the NASL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Eckhard Krautzun (18-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 213,178, Avg. 13,324 in 16 home dates
1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers StatisticsTeam Record: 18-14 - 144 points
in the NASL's South Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Eckhard Krautzun (18-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 213,178, Avg. 13,324 in 16 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 18 wins and 14 losses for 144 points in the NASL's South Division.
Fort Lauderdale chalked up 54 goals and yielded 46. Teofilo Cubillas scored 17 goals for the Strikers, while Gerd Mueller and Branko Segota contributed five or more, too. Teofilo Cubillas and Ray Hudson each accounted for 10 assists. Jan Van Beveren registered a 0.86 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Eckhard Krautzun coached the team. The 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost in the Semifinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsene Auguste | D | February 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Bob Bolitho | M,D | July 20, 1952 | 5'9" | 160 | Victoria, British Columbia Canada |
| Teofilo Cubillas | F,M | March 8, 1949 | 5'8" | 157 | Lima, Peru |
| Elias Figueroa | D | October 25, 1947 | 6'1" | Valparaiso, Chile | |
| 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 |
| Tedd Hamilton | D,M | March 27, 1961 | 5'10" | 155 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Bernd Holzenbein | M | March 9, 1946 | 5'9" | 165 | Dehrn, Germany |
| Ray Hudson | M,F | March 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hexham, England |
| Robert Meschbach | F | June 17, 1959 | 5'8" | 150 | Galt, ON Canada |
| Ruben Morales | F | October 2, 1952 | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Gerd Mueller | F | November 3, 1945 | Munich, Germany | ||
| Peter Nogly | D | January 14, 1947 | Travemunde, Germany | ||
| John Pot | D | May 19, 1958 | 5'1" | 160 | Amsterdam, Holland |
| Steve Ralbovsky | M,D | January 9, 1953 | 5'9" | 150 | Backa, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Thomas Rongen | M,F | October 31, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Branko Segota | M,F | June 8, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Rijeka, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Jim Tietjens | G | February 25, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Jan Van Beveren | G | March 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 170 | Amsterdam, Holland |
| 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 |
