1983-84 Pittsburgh Spirit Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 32-16
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: John Kowalski (32-16)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 198,668, Avg. 8,278 in 24 home dates
1983-84 Pittsburgh Spirit Statistics

The Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1983-84 season with a record of 32 wins and 16 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

Pittsburgh chalked up 245 goals and surrendered 204. Paul Child scored 41 goals for the Spirit, while Dave MacKenzie, David Hoggan, Drago Dumbovic, Zeee Kapka and Ian Sybis each netted fifteen or more, too. Zeee Kapka contributed 36 assists. Peter Mowlik and Joe Papaleo topped the squad with 16 wins each. Peter Mowlik recorded a 4.07 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

John Kowalski coached the team. The 1983-84 Pittsburgh Spirit lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luis AlbertoF,MOctober 6, 19435'5"153Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Steve ButtleM,FJanuary 1, 19535'7"138Norwich, England
Paul ChildFDecember 8, 19525'10"165Birmingham, England
Drago DumbovicFFebruary 5, 19605'7"155Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia
David HogganF,M/F,MAugust 10, 19615'10"165Falkirk, Scotland
Zeee KapkaFDecember 7, 19546'0"174Krakow, Poland
Erhardt KappM,DJune 16, 19595'11"167Engels, Brunn Romania
Marcio LeiteFAugust 22, 19595'8"139Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dave MacKenzieDMarch 10, 19565'9"158Inverness, Scotland
Kevin MaherDFebruary 12, 19615'10"155Guilford, CT
Joe MorroneMMarch 19, 19596'2"175Middlebury, CT
Peter MowlikGApril 21, 19515'11"174Rybnik, Poland
John O'HaraDAugust 22, 19595'11"165Philadelphia, PA
Greg OstalczykMSeptember 16, 19515'7"145Piotrkow Trybanski, Poland
Joe PapaleoGOctober 7, 19615'11"170Syracuse, NY
Bob RamseyDOctober 23, 19575'9"155Seattle, WA
Rick SchweizerGFebruary 19, 19595'9"180New York, NY
Ian SybisFOctober 10, 19525'5"143Ozestochowa, Poland
George TigerF,MJuly 17, 19596'2"170Doylestown, PA
Paul ToomeyDAugust 28, 19566'0"175New London, CT
Adam TopolskiDDecember 25, 19515'11"168Witkowo, Poland
Keith TozerF,DApril 4, 19575'11"165Grosse Point, MI
Robert VosmaerM/F,D,MJuly 17, 19515'11"149Surabaja, Indonesia



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