1968 Houston Stars Roster
Team Record: 14-12-6 - 150 points
in the NASL's Gulf Division
Coach: Geza Henni (14-12-6)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 51,943, Avg. 3,246 in 16 home dates
The Houston Stars of the North American Soccer League ended the 1968 season with a record of 14 wins and 12 losses and 6 ties for 150 points in the NASL's Gulf Division.
Houston netted 58 goals and allowed 41. Tibor Vigh scored 12 goals for the Stars, while Pepe Dill, Kresten Bjerre, Luiz Juracy and Tibor Szalay each tallied five or more also. Leif Neilsen recorded a 0.83 goals against average, leading regularly-used goalkeepers.
Geza Henni coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jim Benedek | D,F | June 9, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | Budapest, Hungary |
Kresten Bjerre | M | June 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 160 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Andy Deak | D | January 22, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | Budapest, Hungary |
Pepe Dill | F | June 1, 1943 | 5'6" | 150 | Hamilton, Bermuda |
Sandy Feher | G | August 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Budapest, Hungary |
Pavle Garov | D | August 26, 1939 | 5'9" | 165 | Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Nicola Gravina | F | December 6, 1935 | 5'4" | 143 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Ramario Hernandez | F | February 2, 1944 | 5'5" | 150 | Matehuala, Mexico |
Ferenc Jani | D | August 16, 1939 | 5'8" | 160 | Budapest, Hungary |
Luiz Juracy | F | May 3, 1939 | 5'8" | 168 | , Brazil |
Branko Kraljevic | F | November 10, 1939 | 5'8" | 156 | Novi Sad, Serbia Yugoslavia |
Joe Ladovic | D | March 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Tibor Magyar | M | February 27, 1941 | 5'10" | 157 | Budapest, Hungary |
Bozidar Maric | D | December 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 165 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Jacinto Merayo | F | , Argentina | |||
Stanko Mrduljas | G | August 26, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Split, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Jerry Mueller | M,D,F | October 20, 1944 | 5'8" | 155 | St. Louis, MO |
Leif Nielsen | G | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Vladimir Pavkovic | F | , Yugoslavia | |||
Tony Pletikosic | D | January 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Supetar, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Billy Psifidis | D | June 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 154 | Salonika, Greece |
Tibor Szalay | F,M | January 26, 1938 | Kobolkut, Hungary | ||
Ilija Tojacic | D | June 1, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Gracac, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Mile Tomljenovic | M | June 10, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Rijeka, Croatia Yugoslavia |
Tibor Vigh | F | December 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 160 | Budapest, Hungary |