1980 Golden Gate Gales Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 8-14-5 - 93 points
Finishing 4th in the ASL's American Conference
Coach: Lee Atack (8-14-5)
Location: Hayward, California
1980 Golden Gate Gales StatisticsTeam Record: 8-14-5 - 93 points
Finishing 4th in the ASL's American Conference
Coach: Lee Atack (8-14-5)
Location: Hayward, California
The Golden Gate Gales of the American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 14 losses and 5 ties for 93 points finishing fourth in the ASL's American Conference.
The Gales scored 60 goals, best in the league. Golden Gate conceded 37 goals. Mal Roche netted 17 goals for the team, while Alex Basso and Carlos Volpini contributed five or more as well. John Brooks and Mal Roche each recorded 7 assists. John Spurgeon topped the squad with 4 wins. Monsour Afshinpour earned a 1.13 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Lee Atack coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsour Afshinpour | G | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Anton | M | April 4, 1955 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, California |
| Lee Atack | D | January 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 165 | Leeds, California England |
| Andy Atuegbu | D,M,F | February 4, 1952 | 5'8" | 168 | San Francisco, California |
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| Alex Basso | F | January 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 165 | , Argentina |
| Jose Berico | D,M | November 29, 1947 | 5'10" | 159 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| John Brooks | F | February 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Derby, England |
| Lee Cornwell | F,D | March 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 160 | London, England |
| Bjorn Dahl | D | May 24, 1954 | 6'3" | 150 | |
| Mike Fegan | M | ||||
| Tony Gray | M | , Liberia | |||
| Ian Hamilton | F | October 31, 1950 | 5'9" | 165 | London, England |
| Dan Hauge | D | ||||
| Tony Hauser | D | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Anatole Hulewsky | M | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Gerald Hylkema | F | February 14, 1950 | 6'0" | 180 | Groningen, Holland |
| Tony Igwe | D | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Constantine Konstin | M | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Steve Lockett | M | , England | |||
| Danny Lourie | M | ||||
| John Lythgoe | G | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Cory Marazita | G | ||||
| Pat O'Malley | D | ||||
| Mal Roche | F | September 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Coventry, England |
| Emilio Romero | F | June 30, 1954 | 5'8" | 150 | Denver, Colorado |
| John Rowlands | D | February 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 175 | Liverpool, England |
| Eddie Sherlton | D | , USA | |||
| Alan Sproates | F,M | June 30, 1944 | 5'10" | 154 | Hetton-le-Hole, England |
| John Spurgeon | G | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Bob Steinberg | D | April 16, 1956 | 5'9" | 160 | Cleveland, OH |
| Scott Talbot | M | 5'9" | 147 | ||
| Veljko Todorovski | F | Peckovo, Yugoslavia | |||
| Zoltan Toth | G | December 29, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Carlos Trellis | M | ||||
| Charles Tshimanga | F | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Carlos Volpini | F | 6'0" | 170 | , Argentina | |
| Peter Young | F | 5'7" | 140 | Newbury Park, CA |
