1979 Cleveland Cobras Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 8-17-3 - 75 points
Finishing 5th in the ASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Jimmy Melia (8-17-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1979 Cleveland Cobras StatisticsTeam Record: 8-17-3 - 75 points
Finishing 5th in the ASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Jimmy Melia (8-17-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
The Cleveland Cobras of the American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 17 losses and 3 ties for 75 points finishing fifth in the ASL's Eastern Division.
Cleveland bagged 29 goals and conceded 47. Benny Dargle scored 5 goals for the Cobras and contributed 3 assists.
Jimmy Melia coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Almeida | M | January 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | New Bedford, MA |
| Mohammad Attiah | M | February 15, 1950 | 5'4" | 135 | Accra, Ghana |
| Fred Bass | G | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Chris Beaudelin | G | , USA | |||
| Michael Betts | M | September 21, 1956 | 5'11" | 160 | Barnsley, England |
| John Brooks | F | February 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Derby, England |
| Ted Busetto | F | January 17, 1955 | 5'10" | 155 | Rome, Italy |
| Vic Calabrese | F | January 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 150 | Medina, Italy |
| Willie Carrasco | M | August 16, 1944 | 5'5" | 150 | Santiago, Chile |
| Paul Chymovic | G | 5'11" | 160 | , Czechoslovakia | |
| Vito Colonna | F | 5'8" | 155 | , Italy | |
| Trevor Dance | G | July 31, 1958 | 5'11" | 164 | County Durham, England |
| Benny Dargle | D | January 2, 1957 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Paulo Dias | G | February 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Roberto Fernandez | F | August 2, 1949 | 5'10" | 155 | Cleveland, OH |
| Bobby Gough | F | 5'8" | 145 | ||
| John Granville | G | June 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Scarborogh, Tobago |
| Brian Haley | F | , England | |||
| Ian Hamilton | F | October 31, 1950 | 5'9" | 165 | London, England |
| Miki Janosi | F | January 23, 1961 | 5'8" | 145 | Cleveland, OH |
| Alan Jefferis | D | October 18, 1955 | 5'8" | 145 | Cleveland, OH |
| Wayne Jentas | D,M | March 9, 1954 | 5'11" | 160 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Charlie Kadupski | D | July 17, 1956 | 6'0" | 170 | Williamantic, CT |
| Steve Koussaya | M | , Canada | |||
| Joe Kowalczyk | F | March 18, 1947 | 5'6" | 160 | Andrychow, Poland |
| Chris Lada | D | September 11, 1955 | 6'0" | 170 | Walbrych, Poland |
| John MacKay | D | December 15, 1957 | 5'9" | Falkirk, Scotland | |
| John Mackaym | G | ||||
| Carlos Mendes | M | , Argentina | |||
| Wesley Mulholland | M | November 13, 1954 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Tommy Mulroy | D,F | September 28, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | Bronx, NY |
| Milutin Nikolic | D | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jamie O'Donnell | D | August 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Oscar Pisano | D | September 3, 1956 | 5'8" | 164 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Arnie Ravenscroft | D | August 20, 1956 | 5'11" | 160 | Liverpool, England |
| Angelo Rossi | F | April 9, 1956 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Roger Verdi | D | February 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 150 | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Sid Wallace | F | May 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 160 | Wigan, England |
| Alan Wilson | F | , England |
