1979-80 Detroit Lightning Roster
Team Record: 15-17
in the MISL's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Terry Fisher (15-17)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 56,325, Avg. 3,520 in 16 home dates
The Detroit Lightning of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses in the MISL's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit scored 192 goals and allowed 201. Pat Ercoli netted 44 goals for the Lightning, while Ede Wolf, Wolfgang Rausch, Zequinha and Johnny Moore each tallied fifteen or more, too. Flemming Lund contributed 32 assists. Chris Turner topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 6.12 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goalkeepers.
Terry Fisher coached the team. The 1979-80 Detroit Lightning lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Alex Basso | F | 6'0" | 165 | , Argentina | |
Leroy DeLeon | F,D,F/M | February 7, 1948 | 5'10" | 155 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Buzz Demling | D | September 21, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO |
Val DeSouza | D | June 7, 1952 | 6'0" | 160 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Pat Ercoli | F,M | November 30, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Toronto, ON Canada |
Bernie Fagan | D,M | January 29, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | Sunderland, England |
Bart Farley | G | January 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 170 | Williston, VT |
Terry Fisher | D | , USA | |||
Mani Hernandez | F,M | August 2, 1948 | 5'3" | 142 | Madrid, Spain |
Mike Hunter | D | September 30, 1958 | 5'8" | 160 | Los Angeles, California |
Flemming Lund | M,F | October 6, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Ane Mihailovich | D,M | November 16, 1951 | 5'10" | 155 | Vratnica, Macedonia Yugoslavia |
Johnny Moore | M,F | August 28, 1947 | 5'5" | 135 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Steve Norris | D | July 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Ann Arbor, MI |
Derek Possee | F | February 14, 1946 | 5'5" | 135 | London, England |
Wolfgang Rausch | M,F | April 30, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Aachen, Germany |
Len Renery | D | November 9, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | London, England |
Craig Reynolds | D | August 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Webster, NY |
Steve Ryan | F,M | October 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, California |
Antonio Simoes | M,F | December 14, 1943 | 5'8" | 145 | Lisbon, Portugal |
Fonda Tsironis | F | ||||
Chris Turner | G | February 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
Ede Wolf | M | January 28, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | , Germany |
Zequinha | F,D/M | November 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 140 | Leopoldina, Brazil |