1979 New York Cosmos Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 24-6 - 216 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (9-2)
Coach: Ray Klivecka (15-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 700,348, Avg. 46,690 in 15 home dates
1979 New York Cosmos Statistics

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 24 wins and 6 losses for 216 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

New York led the league with 84 goals. The club allowed 52 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia scored 26 goals for the Cosmos, while Francisco Marinho, Dennis Tueart, Ricky Davis and Mark Liveric each contributed five or more, too. Vladislav Bogicevic recorded 23 assists. Hubert Birkenmeier earned a 0.95 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Eddie Firmani and Ray Klivecka coached the team. The 1979 New York Cosmos lost in the Conference 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
Garry AyreD,D/M,MOctober 12, 19535'11"170Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Boris BandovF,M,M/F,D/M,DNovember 23, 19535'10"175Livno, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Franz BeckenbauerD,FSeptember 11, 1945Munich, Germany
Hubert BirkenmeierGMay 24, 19495'10"170Hartaheim, 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
Antonio CarbognaniMNovember 5, 19536'1"175Buenos Aires, Argentina
Earl CarterG
Giorgio ChinagliaFJanuary 24, 19476'1"190Carrera, Italy
Ricky DavisMNovember 24, 19585'9"155Denver, Colorado
Eric DelabarGNovember 28, 19566'2"190St. Louis, MO
Jeff DurganDAugust 29, 19616'2"195Tacoma, WA
Kevin EaganDDecember 30, 19546'3"175Florissant, MO
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
Godfrey IngramF,MOctober 26, 19595'7"150Luton, England
Mark LivericFAugust 16, 19535'11"175Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia
Francisco MarinhoD,MFebruary 8, 19525'9"160Natal, Brazil
Nelsi MoraisM,DOctober 22, 19515'9"155Santo, Brazil
Johan NeeskensMSeptember 15, 19515'9"165Haarlem, Holland
Abdul RazakFApril 18, 19565'8"175, Ghana
Wim RijsbergenDJanuary 18, 1952Leiden, Holland
Werner RothDApril 4, 19486'1"190, Yugoslavia
Greg RyanDJanuary 21, 19575'9"156Frankfurt, Germany
SeninhoFJuly 1, 1949Sada Bandeira, Angola
Bobby SmithDSeptember 23, 19515'11"165Trenton, NJ
Dennis TueartM,FNovember 27, 1949Newcastle, England
Giuseppe WilsonDOctober 27, 1945Darlington, England
Erol YasinGOctober 11, 19486'1"170Iskenderun, Turkey



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