1979 New York Eagles Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 14-7-7 - 130 points
Finishing 2nd in the ASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Gjelosh Nikac (14-7-7)
Location: Albany, New York
1979 New York Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 14-7-7 - 130 points
Finishing 2nd in the ASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Gjelosh Nikac (14-7-7)
Location: Albany, New York
The New York Eagles of the American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses and 7 ties for 130 points finishing second in the ASL's Eastern Division.
The Eagles bagged 49 goals and yielded 35. Branko Samatovic scored 8 goals for New York and recorded 16 assists.
Gjelosh Nikac coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Barcio | F | 5'7" | 140 | , Argentina | |
| Billy Boljevic | F | August 24, 1952 | 6'0" | 195 | Crvenka, Yugoslavia |
| Momcilo Bozovic | D | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Marcos Bustamante | D | 5'8" | 145 | , Peru | |
| Chris Castaldo | |||||
| Jose Cristaldo | F | 5'8" | 150 | ||
| Simon Curanaj | D | February 4, 1954 | 5'8" | 150 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Val DeSouza | D | June 7, 1952 | 6'0" | 160 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Chris Djernes | G | ||||
| Edu | F | January 10, 1979 | 6'0" | 175 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Clyde Ford | D | ||||
| Tony Guilanio | F | , USA | |||
| Herve Guilliod | M,F | November 18, 1956 | 6'0" | 150 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Hranislav Hadzitonic | G | 6'0" | 155 | , Yugoslavia | |
| Medrick Innocent | M | 5'9" | 145 | , Haiti | |
| Sunday Manara | F | , Tanzania | |||
| Gaetano Messina | D | 5'10" | 175 | Castellammare Del Golfo, Italy | |
| Abdullah Nezaj | D | December 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Brian Power | M | June 24, 1950 | 5'2" | 140 | Devon, England |
| Leo Ramas | D | February 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | , Brazil |
| Julio Salas | G | 6'0" | 180 | , Peru | |
| Branko Samatovic | F | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Joe Santos | M,F,D | 5'9" | 150 | , USA | |
| Sal Scalici | F | 5'9" | 155 | , Italy | |
| Aldo Sergovich | D | , USA | |||
| Andjelko Tesan | D | November 21, 1949 | 5'10" | 150 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| Mark Vuksannaj | F | 5'8" | 150 | , USA | |
| Clyde Watson | F,M | February 10, 1956 | 5'6" | 135 | Georgetown, Guyana |
