1979 Dallas Tornado Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 17-13 - 152 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Al Miller (17-13)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 139,585, Avg. 9,306 in 15 home dates
1979 Dallas Tornado RosterTeam Record: 17-13 - 152 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Al Miller (17-13)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 139,585, Avg. 9,306 in 15 home dates
The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 17 wins and 13 losses for 152 points in the NASL's Central Division.
The Tornado scored 53 goals and allowed 51. Willie Lippens netted 15 goals for Dallas, while Zequinha and Milton tallied five or more, too. Zequinha recorded 14 assists. Alex Stepney recorded a 1.11 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Al Miller coached the team. The 1979 Dallas Tornado lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Lippens | F | 25 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zequinha | F | 27 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milton | F | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wolfgang Rausch | M | 21 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Omar Gomez | M | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gert Trinklein | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ede Wolf | M | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ryan | F | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Ley | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flemming Lund | M | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Myernick | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jairo | F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antonio Simoes | M | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Njego Pesa | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Kewley | M | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Bellinger | M | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pedro Gano | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Collins | M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Garcia | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Wilson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Cooper | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinny Secchi | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.K. Knowles | M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Pecher | D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Stepney | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 392 | 0 | 49 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Cooper | 2 | 0 | 180:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | |
| Alex Stepney | 28 | 0 | 2597:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1.66 | 0 | 134 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 2777:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 1.62 | 0 | 141 |
