1979-80 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Roster
Team Record: 3-9
in the NASL Indoor's Eastern Division
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 10,344, Avg. 2,069 in 5 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League (Indoor) ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses in the NASL Indoor's Eastern Division.
Fort Lauderdale netted 58 goals and yielded 65. Mike Ortiz-Velez scored 9 goals for the Strikers, while Arnie Mausser recorded a 4.48 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Bodonczy | F | February 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Chile |
| John Brooks | F | February 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Derby, England |
| Jeff Cacciatore | F,M | September 9, 1958 | 5'4" | 125 | St. Louis, MO |
| Bob Corish | D | September 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 158 | Liverpool, England |
| Tony Crescitelli | F | January 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Avellino, Italy |
| Ken Fogarty | D | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 175 | Manchester, England |
| Colin Fowles | M,D | August 6, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | April 29, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | Subotica, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Ray Hudson | M,F | March 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hexham, England |
| David Irving | F | September 10, 1951 | 5'0" | 170 | Cumbria, England |
| Gary Jones | F | January 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Eli Maduel | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Arnie Mausser | G | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Kevin Murphy | D | July 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Trenton, NJ |
| Al Njie | F | April 15, 1955 | 6'1" | 160 | Atlanta, GA |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | May 13, 1957 | 5'8" | 150 | Sumter, SC |
| Greg Preston | D | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Steve Ralbovsky | M,D | January 9, 1953 | 5'9" | 150 | Backa, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Greg Robertson | F | June 30, 1958 | 6'0" | 160 | Flint, MI |
| Mario Szlak | 5'9" | 150 | |||
| Pat Wasmuth | G | ||||
| Steve Watts | D | ||||
| Tony Whelan | F,D | November 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Salford, England |
| Rick Wiegand | D | August 29, 1959 | 5'8" | 155 | Detroit, MI |
| Roy Wiggemansen | D | December 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Steve Zerhusen | G | August 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD |
