1990-91 Illinois Thunder Statistics
National Professional Soccer League (NPSL)
Team Record: 16-24
in the NPSL's National Conference
Coach: Heinz Wirtz (1-2)
Coach: Paul Kitson (15-22)
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Attendance: 43,194, Avg. 2,160 in 20 home dates
1990-91 Illinois Thunder RosterTeam Record: 16-24
in the NPSL's National Conference
Coach: Heinz Wirtz (1-2)
Coach: Paul Kitson (15-22)
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Attendance: 43,194, Avg. 2,160 in 20 home dates
The Illinois Thunder of the National Professional Soccer League ended the 1990-91 season with a record of 16 wins and 24 losses in the NPSL's National Conference.
The Thunder scored 262 goals and allowed 280. Oscar Albuquerque netted 40 goals for Illinois, while Roger Chavez, Victor Fernandez, Paul Kitson, Matt Knowles, Nassim Olabi, Joe Pavlek, John Stone and Alex Umansky each tallied fifteen or more, too. Oscar Albuquerque recorded 45 assists. Frank Arlasky topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 6.14 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Heinz Wirtz and Paul Kitson coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Albuquerque | M | 40 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 26 | 146 | 27.4 |
| Paul Kitson | F,M | 40 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 31 | 123 | 24.4 |
| Nassim Olabi | D | 40 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 45 | 125 | 24.0 |
| Victor Fernandez | 35 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 21 | 137 | 16.8 | |
| Matt Knowles | D | 39 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 45 | 186 | 12.4 |
| Joe Pavlek | 24 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 70 | 24.3 | |
| Alex Umansky | 36 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 74 | 24.3 | |
| Roger Chavez | F | 15 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 50 | 38.0 |
| John Stone | 22 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 80 | 23.8 | |
| Keenan Mikal | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 66 | 84 | 14.3 | |
| Jorge Espinoza | D,M | 34 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 92 | 36 | 22.2 |
| Rafael Amaya | D | 39 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 46 | 51 | 13.7 |
| Frank Arlasky | G | 31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Gerald Celestin | F | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16.1 |
| Don McDonagh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | |
| Greg Brick | F | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Mark Simpson | GK | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dev Reeves | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 487 | 256 | 213 | 469 | 284 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 422 | 1209 | 21.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Albuquerque | 2 | 2:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Paul Kitson | 11 | 30:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.90 | 6 | 4 | .667 |
| Frank Arlasky | 31 | 1494:11 | 13 | 11 | 153 | 6.14 | 855 | 393 | .460 |
| Mark Simpson | 22 | 864:53 | 3 | 13 | 116 | 8.05 | 467 | 227 | .486 |
| Matt Knowles | 9 | 24:05 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19.93 | 11 | 2 | .182 |
| Rafael Amaya | 1 | 2:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.27 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 76 | 2418:44 | 16 | 24 | 280 | 6.95 | 1341 | 627 | .468 |
