1974 San Jose Earthquakes Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 9-3-8 - 103 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Ivan Toplak (0-0)
Coach: Momcilo Gavric (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 165,942, Avg. 16,594 in 10 home dates
1974 San Jose Earthquakes StatisticsTeam Record: 9-3-8 - 103 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Lost Quarterfinal
Coach: Ivan Toplak (0-0)
Coach: Momcilo Gavric (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 165,942, Avg. 16,594 in 10 home dates
The San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and 8 ties for 103 points in the NASL's Western Division.
The Earthquakes scored 43 goals, best in the league. San Jose conceded 38 goals. Paul Child netted 15 goals for the team, while Archie Roboostoff, Boris Bandov and Ilija Mitic each tallied five or more also. Mike Ivanow recorded a 0.89 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
Ivan Toplak and Momcilo Gavric coached the team. The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes lost in the Quarterfinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Bandov | F,M,M/F,D/M,D | November 23, 1953 | 5'10" | 175 | Livno, Bosnia Yugoslavia |
| Laurie Calloway | D | June 17, 1945 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, England |
| Chuck Carey | D | August 12, 1953 | 5'9" | 155 | Bethesda, MD |
| Paul Child | F | December 8, 1952 | 5'10" | 165 | Birmingham, England |
| Milan Cop | M,D | October 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 168 | Slawonski Brod, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Dave Coskunian | F,M | 5'8" | 150 | , Turkey | |
| Dan Counce | F,D | October 22, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Derek Craig | D | July 28, 1952 | Dilston, England | ||
| Buzz Demling | D | September 21, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO |
| Mark Demling | D | October 4, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Momcilo Gavric | D | August 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | Sinj, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Arthur Hadley | D | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| Mani Hernandez | F,M | August 2, 1948 | 5'3" | 142 | Madrid, Spain |
| Mike Ivanow | G | January 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 204 | Shanghai, China |
| Jimmy Johnstone | F | September 30, 1944 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Jerry Kazarian | F | March 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 155 | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Davie Kemp | M | August 5, 1950 | 5'5" | 150 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Terry Lees | D | June 30, 1952 | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| David Lyon | M | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Mihalj Meszaros | F | 5'9" | 160 | Tuzla, Bosnia Yugoslavia | |
| Ilija Mitic | M,F | July 19, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Johnny Moore | M,F | August 28, 1947 | 5'5" | 135 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Herman Morales | |||||
| Steve Ostojic | August 20, 1941 | Ostojićevo, Serbia Yugoslavia | |||
| Gonzalo Perez | D | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| William Quiros | F,M | October 10, 1941 | 5'5" | 143 | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Ernie Racine | F | August 21, 1950 | , Haiti | ||
| Tom Reynolds | G | September 6, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Alameda, CA |
| Archie Roboostoff | F | October 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | Shanghai, China |
| Mustafa Sabankaya | G | June 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 150 | Ankara, Turkey |
| Gary St. Clair | G | August 7, 1952 | 6'3" | 175 | Glendale, California |
| Mirko Stojanovic | G | July 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Art Welch | F | April 16, 1944 | 5'8" | 153 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Zenon Zaczynski | M | , Poland | |||
| Dieter Zajdel | M | July 7, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | , Poland |
| Jim Zylker | M,D | January 11, 1951 | San Francisco, California |
