1998 Kansas City Wizards Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 10-16 (SO: 2-4) - 32 points
Finishing 6th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Ron Newman (10-16, SO: 2-4)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 129,163, Avg. 8,073 in 16 home dates
1998 Kansas City Wizards Statistics

The Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 10 wins and 16 losses, with a 2-4 showing in shootouts for 32 points finishing sixth in MLS's Western Conference.

The Wizards recorded 47 goals, worst in the circuit and surrendered 54. Mo Johnston scored 11 goals for Kansas City, while Vitalis Takawira, Paul Wright and Preki each netted five or more, too. Preki recorded 13 assists. Mike Ammann topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.04 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.

Ron Newman coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AmmannGFebruary 8, 19716'3"205Orange, CA
Brian BlissDSeptember 28, 19655'8"150Rochester, NY
Sean BowersDAugust 12, 19686'2"185San Diego, CA
Mark ChungMJune 18, 19705'7"150Toronto, ON
Nino da SilvaF,MMay 26, 19795'7"135Santos, IL Brazil
Jake DancyMApril 9, 19785'9"160Pasadena, CA
John DeBritoDDecember 3, 19686'2"170, Cape Verde
Goran HunjakMNovember 13, 19655'9"165Zagreb, CA Yugoslavia
Brian JohnsonMMarch 7, 19745'7"150Carmichael, CA
Mo JohnstonM-FApril 13, 19635'10"160Glasgow, Scotland
Chris KleinMJanuary 4, 19766'0"185St. Louis, MO
Pete MarinoFApril 23, 19735'8"145Holbrook, NY
Matt McKeonDSeptember 24, 19746'2"190St. Louis, MO
Uche OkaforDAugust 8, 19676'3"190Owerri, Nigeria
PrekiMJune 24, 19635'9"165Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Paul RideoutFAugust 14, 19645'11"168Bournemouth, England
Refik SabanadzovicMAugust 8, 19655'11"165Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Chris SnitkoGJanuary 24, 19736'3"195Anaheim Hills, CA
Vitalis TakawiraFSeptember 24, 19725'9"145Harare, Zimbabwe
Ryan TinsleyDOctober 1, 19715'9"155New York, NY
Scott UderitzDMay 17, 19705'10"175San Jose, CA
Scott VermillionDDecember 23, 19765'11"175Olathe, KS
Paul WrightFJuly 29, 19695'9"160London, CA England



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