1968 Kansas City Spurs Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-11-5 - 158 points
in the NASL's Gulf Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Janos Bedl (16-11-5)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 136,160, Avg. 8,510 in 16 home dates
1968 Kansas City Spurs StatisticsTeam Record: 16-11-5 - 158 points
in the NASL's Gulf Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Janos Bedl (16-11-5)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 136,160, Avg. 8,510 in 16 home dates
The Kansas City Spurs of the North American Soccer League ended the 1968 season with a record of 16 wins and 11 losses and 5 ties for 158 points in the NASL's Gulf Division.
Kansas City scored 61 goals and surrendered 43. Eric Barber netted 17 goals for the Spurs, while Willy Roy, Wolfgang Glock, Manfred Rummel and Ernie Winchester each contributed five or more, too. Bertus Hoogermann earned a 0.85 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Janos Bedl coached the team. The 1968 Kansas City Spurs lost in the Conference Final.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Angelidas | |||||
| Heinz Banschewitz | M,D | 5'11" | 158 | Gunningfeld, Germany | |
| Eric Barber | F | January 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 170 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Gerrit Borghois | M | 6'1" | 181 | Amsterdam, Holland | |
| Iris DeBrito | F | April 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
| Luigi DeRobertis | M,F | June 16, 1936 | 5'5" | 146 | Ceglie Del Campo, Bari Italy |
| Wolfgang Glock | F | May 26, 1946 | 5'5" | 142 | , Germany |
| Uwe Gobel | D | 5'8" | 150 | , Germany | |
| Milos Grbic | M,F | 6'2" | 189 | , Yugoslavia | |
| Janos Hanek | M,F | 5'8" | 165 | , Hungary | |
| Joe Haverty | F | February 17, 1936 | 5'5" | 145 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Bertus Hoogermann | G | 6'1" | 183 | Amsterdam, Holland | |
| Waldemar Kaszubski | D | 6'1" | 183 | Sczecin, Poland | |
| Herman Krieger | M | ||||
| Alex McCall | F | , Scotland | |||
| Horst Muhlmann | G | January 2, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | Dortmund, Germany |
| Pat O'Connor | M,F | , Scotland | |||
| Demetrius Plessas | D,M | 5'8" | 156 | , Greece | |
| Don Popovic | M,F | January 1, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Ivangrad, Montenegro Yugoslavia |
| Willy Roy | F | February 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Treuberg, Germany |
| Manfred Rummel | F | January 22, 1938 | Essen, Germany | ||
| Manfred Seissler | F | August 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 173 | , Germany |
| Alphonsius Stoffels | F | February 3, 1945 | Amsterdam, Holland | ||
| Nenad Vranies | G | , Yugoslavia | |||
| Mladen Vrankovic | D,M | 6'2" | 180 | Rijeka, Yugoslavia | |
| Gerhard Wiedemeier | M | 5'6" | 160 | , Germany | |
| Ernie Winchester | F | May 18, 1944 | 6'2" | 168 | Aberdeen, Scotland |
