1979 San Diego Sockers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-15 - 140 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Lost Conference Championship
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 169,071, Avg. 11,271 in 15 home dates
1979 San Diego Sockers StatisticsTeam Record: 15-15 - 140 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Lost Conference Championship
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 169,071, Avg. 11,271 in 15 home dates
The San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 15 wins and 15 losses for 140 points in the NASL's Western Division.
The Sockers bagged 59 goals and yielded 55. Juli Veee scored 10 goals for San Diego, while Hugo Sanchez, Peter Nover, Jose Neto and Walker McCall each netted five or more also. Jean Willrich contributed 12 assists. Alan Mayer recorded a 1.18 goals against average, topping regular keepers. The 1979 San Diego Sockers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allison | G | October 14, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Munich, Germany |
| Tom Armstrong | F | April 4, 1954 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Igor Bachner | M,F | September 16, 1946 | 5'10" | 155 | , Czechoslovakia |
| Ade Coker | F,M | May 19, 1954 | 5'9" | 155 | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Leonardo Cuellar | M | January 14, 1952 | 5'8" | 160 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Mark Demling | D | October 4, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bob Dogancic | D | September 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Ljubljana, Slovenia Yugoslavia |
| Tony Donlic | F | March 24, 1956 | 6'2" | 195 | Vincovici, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Martin Donnelly | D | January 4, 1951 | 5'8" | 160 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Geoff Grieg | F | August 25, 1956 | 6'0" | 160 | Providence, RI |
| Volkmar Gross | G | January 31, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | Berlin, Germany |
| Laszlo Harsanyi | D | March 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Harold Heck | M | July 1, 1954 | , Germany | ||
| Alan Kelley | M,D | December 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | Bootle, England |
| Ty Keough | M,D,D/M | December 19, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | St. Louis, MO |
| Doc Lawson | D | February 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | , Liberia |
| Peter Lechermann | D | September 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 180 | Mulheim, Germany |
| Hank Liotart | M,F,D | November 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | Baarn, Holland |
| Alan Mayer | G | July 3, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Bayshore, NY |
| Walker McCall | F,M | March 29, 1954 | Irwin, Scotland | ||
| Jose Neto | F | June 5, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | Aracaju, Brazil |
| Peter Nover | D | October 29, 1954 | Holzheim, Germany | ||
| Yilmaz Orhan | M,F | March 13, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Hugo Sanchez | F | July 11, 1958 | 5'8" | 160 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Bobby Smith | D | September 23, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Trenton, NJ |
| Juli Veee | M,F | February 22, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Gert Wieczorkowski | M,D | July 24, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Hamburg, Germany |
| Jean Willrich | F,M | April 27, 1953 | 6'1" | 180 | Koblenz, Germany |
