1978 New York Cosmos Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 24-6 - 212 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Won Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (24-6)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 717,842, Avg. 47,856 in 15 home dates
1978 New York Cosmos Statistics

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 24 wins and 6 losses for 212 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Cosmos netted 88 goals, tops in the circuit. New York gave up 39 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 34 goals for the team, while Franz Beckenbauer, Dennis Tueart, Vladislav Bogicevic and Steve Hunt each tallied five or more as well. Vladislav Bogicevic recorded 17 assists. Erol Yasin recorded a 0.75 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Eddie Firmani coached the team. The 1978 New York Cosmos won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Carlos AlbertoDJuly 17, 19446'0"170Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ron AtanasioFSeptember 10, 19565'8"165Oceanside, NY
Arsene AugusteDFebruary 3, 19516'2"185Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Garry AyreD,D/M,MOctober 12, 19535'11"170Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Franz BeckenbauerD,FSeptember 11, 1945Munich, Germany
Vladislav BogicevicM,FNovember 7, 19506'1"180Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Jack BrandGAugust 4, 19536'1"175Braunsweig, Germany
David BrcicGJanuary 21, 19576'2"170St. Louis, MO
Giorgio ChinagliaFJanuary 24, 19476'1"190Carrera, Italy
Johan CruyffMApril 25, 19475'9"150Amsterdam, Holland
Ricky DavisMNovember 24, 19585'9"155Denver, Colorado
Vito DimitrijevicMDecember 11, 1948Surdulica, Serbia Yugoslavia
Tony DonlicFMarch 24, 19566'2"195Vincovici, Croatia Yugoslavia
Andranik EskandarianDDecember 31, 19515'7"155Tehran, Iran
Gary EtheringtonD,F,M/FApril 22, 19585'8"140London, England
Joe FilianF5'10"155
Santiago FormosoDJuly 4, 19535'9"140Vigo, Spain
Terry GarbettMSeptember 9, 19455'9"166Durham, England
Fred GrgurevF,DSeptember 14, 19516'0"170Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia
Laszlo HarsanyiDMarch 13, 19516'1"175Budapest, Hungary
Joe HorvathF,M,DMay 21, 19496'1"175Budapest, Hungary
Steve HuntFJuly 8, 1956Birmingham, England
Robert IarusciDNovember 8, 19546'0"170Toronto, ON Canada
Stewart JumpDJanuary 27, 19525'10"155Crumpsall, England
Jim MillinderM,F,DNovember 27, 19585'8"150Salina, KS
Nelsi MoraisM,DOctober 22, 19515'9"155Santo, Brazil
RivelinoMJanuary 1, 1946Sao Paulo, Brazil
Werner RothDApril 4, 19486'1"190, Yugoslavia
SeninhoFJuly 1, 1949Sada Bandeira, Angola
Bobby SmithDSeptember 23, 19515'11"165Trenton, NJ
Dennis TueartM,FNovember 27, 1949Newcastle, England
Alan WilleyFOctober 18, 19565'11"180Houghton-le-Spring, England
Giuseppe WilsonDOctober 27, 1945Darlington, England
Erol YasinGOctober 11, 19486'1"170Iskenderun, Turkey



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