1978-79 Cincinnati Kids Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 16-8
in the MISL
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Len Bilous (16-8)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 38,287, Avg. 3,191 in 12 home dates
1978-79 Cincinnati Kids Statistics

The Cincinnati Kids of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 16 wins and 8 losses in the MISL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Cincinnati chalked up 154 goals and gave up 129. Doug Wark scored 29 goals for the Kids, while Gene Geimer and Tony Graham contributed fifteen or more also. John Zacheis accounted for 18 assists. Keith Van Eron topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 5.04 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Len Bilous coached the team. The 1978-79 Cincinnati Kids lost in the Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Manuel CuencaFSeptember 11, 19485'6"140Madrid, Spain
Dave D'ErricoDJune 3, 19525'11"165Newark, NJ
Buzz DemlingDSeptember 21, 19485'10"170St. Louis, MO
Krys FurmanD,FFebruary 12, 19505'9"155, Poland
Gigi Garafano
Gene GeimerFJanuary 31, 19495'10"153St. Louis, MO
Tony GrahamFMay 12, 19565'5"140San Francisco, California
Ty KeoughM,D,D/MDecember 19, 19565'10"160St. Louis, MO
Rick KesselG
John KowalskiDecember 22, 1951Milkow, Poland
Doc LawsonDFebruary 11, 19586'0"180, Liberia
Roy MessingGMarch 4, 19585'11"165Roslyn, NY
Mario OlivaFOctober 25, 19525'8"150Port Royal, Honduras
Telmo PiresF,DApril 4, 19536'1"185Cacia, Portugal
Mark Poston
Brian Robertson
Sal ScaliciF5'9"155, Italy
John SmillieFMay 16, 19545'6"150Glasgow, Scotland
Bob Speilmann
Keith TozerF,DApril 4, 19575'11"165Grosse Point, MI
Keith Van EronGNovember 17, 19556'1"180Brooklyn, NY
Doug WarkF,MDecember 24, 19515'10"160Glasgow, Scotland
John Zacheis



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