1982 Chicago Sting Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 13-19 - 129 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Willy Roy (13-19)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 150,033, Avg. 9,377 in 16 home dates
1982 Chicago Sting StatisticsTeam Record: 13-19 - 129 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Willy Roy (13-19)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 150,033, Avg. 9,377 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1982 season with a record of 13 wins and 19 losses for 129 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Chicago recorded 56 goals and conceded 67. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 20 goals for the Sting, while Arno Steffenhagen and Gordon Hill netted five or more, too. Gordon Hill and Ingo Peter each recorded 10 assists. Dieter Ferner recorded a 1.35 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Willy Roy coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Belfiore | D,F | September 4, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Jim Brown | G | May 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 168 | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Mark Christensen | D | August 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | Detroit, MI |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | March 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Dieter Ferner | G | January 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 160 | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Rudy Glenn | M,D | October 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Lawton, OK |
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | November 1, 1951 | 6'0" | 182 | Lunen, Germany |
| Paul Hahn | D | January 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 188 | Sonsbeck, Germany |
| Bret Hall | M,D | November 16, 1956 | 5'6" | 148 | Buffalo, NY |
| Hans Henriksen | F,D | January 3, 1958 | 5'7" | 145 | Narvik, Norway |
| Gordon Hill | F | April 1, 1954 | 5'7" | 155 | Staines, England |
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F,M | April 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 173 | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Pato Margetic | F | May 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Frantz Mathieu | D | December 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 162 | Acul, Haiti |
| Duncan McKenzie | F | June 10, 1950 | 5'9" | 155 | Haydock, England |
| Ingo Peter | M,F | October 23, 1951 | 6'3" | 187 | Dortmund, Germany |
| Greg Ryan | D | January 21, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Mark Simanton | M,D | December 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Derek Spalding | D,M,D/M | December 20, 1954 | 5'9" | 179 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Arno Steffenhagen | M,F | September 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 159 | Berlin, Germany |
| Tim Twellman | M,D,F | May 1, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| John Tyma | F | October 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 172 | Cleveland, OH |
| Hans Weiner | M,D | November 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Neuenkirchen, Germany |
