1980 Dallas Tornado Roster
Team Record: 18-14 - 157 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Al Miller (18-14)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 108,026, Avg. 6,752 in 16 home dates
The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 18 wins and 14 losses for 157 points in the NASL's Central Division.
Dallas recorded 57 goals and conceded 58. Zequinha scored 9 goals for the Tornado, while Klaus Toppmoller, Omar Gomez and Wolfgang Rausch each contributed five or more as well. Zequinha and Flemming Lund each recorded 12 assists.
Al Miller coached the team. The 1980 Dallas Tornado lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tony Bellinger | D,M | December 8, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | Willingboro, NJ |
Carl Bennett | D | August 9, 1961 | 5'8" | 150 | Seattle, WA |
Chris Collins | M,D | March 8, 1956 | 5'9" | 150 | Ontario, NY |
Pedro Gano | D | September 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | General Rodriguez, Argentina |
Omar Gomez | M,F | October 3, 1955 | 5'10" | 158 | Quilmes, Argentina |
Peter Gruber | D | September 7, 1952 | 5'9" | 161 | Munich, Germany |
Mike Haas | M,D | February 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | San Mateo, California |
Kyle Hutchins | M | April 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | Cumberland, ME |
David James | D | August 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Salinas, California |
Flemming Lund | M,F | October 6, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Lou Macari | M | June 4, 1949 | Largs, North Ayrshire Scotland | ||
Steve Pecher | D,F | February 13, 1956 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis, MO |
Njego Pesa | F | May 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 165 | Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Billy Phillips | G | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 170 | Bethpage, NY |
Wolfgang Rausch | M,F | April 30, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | Aachen, Germany |
Teodoro Santana | M | October 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Santos, Brazil |
John Schram | G | August 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 185 | Chicago, IL |
Alex Stepney | G | September 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Mitcham, Surrey England |
Klaus Toppmoller | F | August 12, 1951 | Rivenich, Germany | ||
Gert Trinklein | D | June 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 175 | Frankfurt, Germany |
Jimmy Wilson | F | April 20, 1942 | Newmains, Scotland | ||
Ede Wolf | M | January 28, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | , Germany |
Zequinha | F,D/M | November 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 140 | Leopoldina, Brazil |