1984 San Diego Sockers Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 14-10 - 118 points
in the NASL's Western Division

Lost Semifinal
Coach: Ron Newman (14-10)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 68,422, Avg. 5,702 in 12 home dates
1984 San Diego Sockers Statistics

The San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1984 season with a record of 14 wins and 10 losses for 118 points in the NASL's Western Division.

San Diego scored 51 goals and allowed 42. Ade Coker netted 16 goals for the Sockers, while Kaz Deyna, Jean Willrich and Hugo Perez each contributed five or more as well. Jean Willrich accounted for 20 assists. Jim Gorsek recorded a 1.4 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ron Newman coached the team. The 1984 San Diego Sockers lost in the Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Laurie AbrahamsFMarch 4, 19535'10"161London, England
Ade CokerF,MMay 19, 19545'9"155Lagos, Nigeria
Gary CollierDFebruary 4, 19556'1"175Bristol, England
Kevin CrowDSeptember 17, 19616'1"175St. Louis, MO
Steve DaleyMApril 15, 19535'11"172Barnsley, England
Kaz DeynaM,FOctober 23, 19475'10"160Starograd Gdanski, Gdanski Poland
Vidal FernandezM,FMarch 25, 19585'9"155Mexico City, Mexico
Eric GeyerDNovember 7, 19506'1"195Adelsdorf, Germany
Jim GorsekGOctober 12, 19555'11"180Oregon City, OR
Lorenz HilkesFAugust 31, 19506'0"175Grubbenoors, Holland
Robert IarusciDNovember 8, 19546'0"170Toronto, ON Canada
Willy MorcilloD,FOctober 27, 19606'0"175, Colombia
Paulo MouraM,D,D/MJanuary 25, 19545'11"150Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Asghar NamdarM,FJuly 15, 19565'8"145Tehran, Iran
Steve NesinF,D,MApril 17, 19605'9"160Novi Sad, Croatia Yugoslavia
Guy NewmanDNovember 26, 19575'11"165Portsmouth, England
Gerry O'KaneM,FJanuary 20, 19555'10"170Belfast, Northern Ireland
Hugo PerezM,FNovember 8, 19635'6"148Morazan, El Salvador
Brian QuinnM,D/MMay 24, 19605'9"155Belfast, Northern Ireland
Raffaele RuotoloMMay 15, 19655'9"145Brooklyn, NY
Peter SkourasF,MMarch 21, 19635'7"130New York, NY
Caleb SuriF,M/FMay 30, 19665'8"155Chino, California
Zoltan TothGDecember 29, 19596'3"190Budapest, Hungary
Arturo VelazcoDDecember 18, 19645'10"165San Diego, California
Jean WillrichF,MApril 27, 19536'1"180Koblenz, Germany



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