1979 San Jose Earthquakes Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 8-22 - 86 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Terry Fisher (0-0)
Coach: Peter Stubbe (0-0)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 226,380, Avg. 15,092 in 15 home dates
1979 San Jose Earthquakes Statistics

The San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 8 wins and 22 losses for 86 points in the NASL's Western Division.

The Earthquakes scored 41 goals and surrendered 74. Bernie Gersdorff netted 10 goals for San Jose, while Paul Child tallied five or more, too. Chris Turner recorded a 1.5 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.

Terry Fisher and Peter Stubbe coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tom ArmstrongFApril 4, 1954Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mark Belmont
Sam BickD,MJanuary 30, 19555'11"180St. Louis, MO
Laurie CallowayDJune 17, 19455'10"170Birmingham, England
Antonio CestarolloF
Paul ChildFDecember 8, 19525'10"165Birmingham, England
Carl ChristensenDJuly 5, 19565'11"175Jackson, MI
Neil CohenD,FSeptember 12, 19556'1"180Dallas, TX
Willi CrynsDAugust 29, 1952Cologne, Germany
Gunter EtterichMAugust 16, 1951Bochum, Germany
Ove FlindtMJuly 21, 1948Aalborg, Denmark
Bernie GersdorffMNovember 18, 1946Berlin, Germany
Mike HewittGJuly 14, 19445'10"165Dundee, Scotland
Henning Munk JensenDJanuary 12, 19476'3"180Tondor, Denmark
Lars JensenFDecember 12, 1956Grena, Denmark
Charlie KadupskiDJuly 17, 19566'0"170Williamantic, CT
Doc LawsonDFebruary 11, 19586'0"180, Liberia
Ken McDonaldM,DSeptember 26, 19576'1"180Philadelphia, PA
Easy PerezFFebruary 20, 19575'9"155Zazoalco, Mexico
John RowlandsDFebruary 7, 19476'1"175Liverpool, England
Steve RyanF,MOctober 27, 19565'10"175San Francisco, California
Mike SimonM,FJune 12, 19596'1"170Baton Rouge, LA
Chris TurnerGFebruary 1, 19606'1"180Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Dieter VersenDJune 22, 19455'7"Bochum, Germany
Detlef WebersFSeptember 12, 1949, Germany
Ian WoodDJanuary 15, 19485'10"166Radcliffe, England



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