1981-82 New York Arrows Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 36-8
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-3
Won Championship
Coach: Don Popovic (36-8)
Location: Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 141,439, Avg. 6,429 in 22 home dates
1981-82 New York Arrows Statistics

The New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 36 wins and 8 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-3.

The Arrows scored 302 goals, best in the league. New York gave up 199 goals. Steve Zungul netted 103 goals for the team, while Billy Gazonas, Omar Gomez, Mark Liveric and Paul Kitson each tallied fifteen or more also. Steve Zungul contributed 60 assists. Shep Messing topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Zoltan Toth added 15 or more wins, too. Zoltan Toth recorded a 4.34 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Don Popovic coached the team. The 1981-82 New York Arrows won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luis AlbertoF,MOctober 6, 19435'5"153Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Renato CilaD,MNovember 23, 19515'10"155Cruzalia, Brazil
Fernando ClavijoD,MJanuary 23, 19575'10"160Maldonado, Uruguay
Michael CollinsD,MNovember 17, 19615'10"160Hicksville, NY
Dave D'ErricoDJune 3, 19525'11"165Newark, NJ
Billy GazonasMJune 8, 19565'5"135Trenton, NJ
Omar GomezM,FOctober 3, 19555'10"158Quilmes, Argentina
Julie HegyiFJune 8, 19556'1"168, Hungary
Peter JianetteFNovember 2, 19635'11"160Hicksville, NY
Stan KarasiMAugust 11, 19485'8"160Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
George KatakalidisDJanuary 19, 19625'9"160Kozanis, Greece
Paul KitsonF,MMay 31, 19565'8"155London, England
Mark LivericFAugust 16, 19535'11"175Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia
Nick MegaloudisDSeptember 24, 19576'1"180New York, NY
Shep MessingGOctober 9, 19495'11"170Bronx, NY
Juan Carlos MichiaD,FMarch 3, 19565'7"150Sarandi, Argentina
Dragan NikitovicF6'0"155
Mike Rajevac
Ibraim SilvaD,F,MNovember 29, 19536'0"150, Portugal
Dragan SimicM,FAugust 14, 19515'9"160Gracanica, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Frantz St. LotM,DDecember 13, 19505'7"140Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Gene StrenicerM,DAugust 12, 19455'7"143Budapest, Hungary
Alex TarnocziF,F/M,M/F,MJuly 29, 19595'6"159Budapest, Hungary
Zoltan TothGDecember 29, 19596'3"190Budapest, Hungary
Val TuksaD,MNovember 21, 19505'11"175Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia
Steve ZungulFJuly 28, 19546'0"175Split, Croatia Yugoslavia



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