1999 Chicago Fire Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-9 (SO: 3-5) - 48 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (15-9, SO: 3-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 256,261, Avg. 16,016 in 16 home dates
1999 Chicago Fire Statistics

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 1999 season with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses, with a 3-5 showing in shootouts for 48 points finishing third in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Fire chalked up 54 goals and allowed 41. Ante Razov scored 14 goals for Chicago, while Peter Nowak, Josh Wolff and Lubos Kubik each netted five or more as well. Roman Kosecki contributed 10 assists. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 0.73 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.

Bob Bradley coached the team. The 1999 Chicago Fire lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris ArmasMAugust 27, 19725'7"150Bronx, NY
John BallMNovember 5, 19725'10"160Newtown, CT
C.J. BrownDJune 15, 19756'0"185Eugene, OR
Jon BuschGAugust 18, 19765'10"165Queens, NY
Paul DoughertyFDecember 5, 19665'3"130Leamington Spa, England
Sam GeorgeMJune 29, 19705'11"175Santa Margarita, CA
Diego GutierrezDNovember 3, 19725'7"155Bogota, Colombia
Josh KellerMFebruary 16, 19755'10"155Freemont, CA
Frank KlopasFSeptember 1, 19665'9"155Athens, Greece
Roman KoseckiFFebruary 15, 19665'8"165Piaseczno, Poland
Ritchie KotschauDNovember 22, 19755'10"180Mineola, NY
Dema KovalenkoMAugust 28, 19775'8"160Kiev, Ukraine
Lubos KubikDJanuary 20, 19646'3"195Prague, Czechoslovakia
Manny LagosMJune 11, 19716'0"165St. Paul, MN
Andrew LewisMJuly 10, 19746'1"175New Providence, NJ
Jesse MarschMNovember 8, 19735'11"170Racine, WI
Mike McGintyGAugust 17, 19716'2"185Seoul, South Korea
Peter NowakMJuly 5, 19645'7"145Pabianice, Poland
Francis OkarohDAugust 25, 19636'0"170Enugu, Nigeria
Jerzy PodbroznyFDecember 17, 19665'10"170Przemysl, Poland
Ante RazovFMarch 2, 19746'1"175Los Angeles, CA
Tom SoehnDApril 15, 19665'10"175Chicago, IL
Dan StebbinsFNovember 13, 19695'10"170Milwaukee, WI
Greg SuttonGApril 19, 19776'6"215Hamilton, ON
Zach ThorntonGOctober 10, 19736'3"230Baltimore, MD
Ryan TinsleyDOctober 1, 19715'9"155New York, NY
Jesse Van SaunFApril 20, 19765'9"160Hillsdale, NJ
Evan WhitfieldDJune 23, 19775'11"155Phoenix, AZ
Josh WolffFFebruary 25, 19775'9"160Stone Mountain, GA
Jeff ZaunDApril 2, 19716'0"165Orange, NJ



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