1971 Rochester Lancers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 13-5-6 - 141 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (13-5-6)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 82,192, Avg. 5,871 in 14 home dates
1971 Rochester Lancers StatisticsTeam Record: 13-5-6 - 141 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (13-5-6)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 82,192, Avg. 5,871 in 14 home dates
The Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1971 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses and 6 ties for 141 points in the NASL's North Division.
The Lancers netted 48 goals and allowed 31. Carlos Metidieri scored 19 goals for Rochester, while Francisco Escos, Manfred Seissler and Iris DeBrito each contributed five or more, too. Claude Campos recorded a 0.74 goals against average, topping regular keepers.
Sal DeRosa coached the team. The 1971 Rochester Lancers lost in the Semifinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Alfonso | M,D | , Brazil | |||
| Edner Breton | F | February 13, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Claude Campos | G | 5'10" | 160 | , Brazil | |
| Danville Clarke | G | , Jamaica | |||
| Domenico D'Alessio | G | ||||
| Phil Davis | D | 6'1" | 180 | Sheffield, England | |
| Iris DeBrito | F | April 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
| Eli Durante | F | 5'7" | 155 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Winston Earle | D | March 31, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Francisco Escos | M,D | July 10, 1942 | 5'7" | 158 | , Argentina |
| Alfonso Ferreira | M | January 14, 1940 | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Adolfo Gori | M | February 13, 1939 | 5'6" | 156 | Via Reggio, Lucca Italy |
| Carlos Hernandez | M | , Mexico | |||
| Raul Herrera | F,M | ||||
| Dick Howard | G | June 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Bromborough, England |
| Bobby Ketchum | F | ||||
| Jim Lefkos | F | 6'0" | 180 | Cyprus, Cyprus | |
| Roberto Lonardo | D | 5'10" | 176 | , Uruguay | |
| Luis Marotte | M | October 14, 1944 | 5'6" | 148 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ron Mella | G | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Carlos Metidieri | F | December 18, 1942 | 5'4" | 150 | Sorocaba, Brazil |
| Charlie Mitchell | D | May 18, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Paisley, Scotland |
| Frank Odoi | M | February 23, 1943 | 5'6" | 145 | Accra, Ghana |
| Gladstone Ofori | F | October 8, 1943 | 5'7" | 143 | , Ghana |
| Josip Ognjanac | M,F | 6'1" | 190 | Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia | |
| Roberto Ribeiro | D | , Brazil | |||
| Manfred Seissler | F | August 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 173 | , Germany |
| Peter Short | D,F | October 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Liverpool, England |
| Dave Thomson | M,F | February 14, 1943 | 5'10" | 155 | , Scotland |
| Alfredo Torres | M | 5'9" | 160 | , Chile | |
| Francisco Ullivari | M | 6'1" | 172 | , Mexico |
