1987-88 San Diego Sockers Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 42-14
in the MISL's Western Division
Postseason: 11-4
Won Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (42-14)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 251,901, Avg. 8,996 in 28 home dates
1987-88 San Diego Sockers Statistics

The San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 42 wins and 14 losses in the MISL's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-4.

The Sockers gave up 189 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. San Diego recorded 277 goals. Branko Segota scored 56 goals for the team, while Zoran Karic, Paul Dougherty, Keder, Waad Hirmez, Hugo Perez and Juli Veee each contributed fifteen or more also. Branko Segota accounted for 33 assists. Jim Gorsek and Zoltan Toth topped the squad with 21 wins each. Zoltan Toth recorded a 2.94 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ron Newman coached the team. The 1987-88 San Diego Sockers won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Fernando ClavijoD,MJanuary 23, 19575'10"160Maldonado, Uruguay
Kevin CrowDSeptember 17, 19616'1"175St. Louis, MO
Paul DoughertyFDecember 5, 19665'3"130Leamington Spa, England
Fahmi El-Shami5'8"155Benghazi, Libya
George FernandezD,MOctober 29, 19615'9"150San Francisco, California
Jim GorsekGOctober 12, 19555'11"180Oregon City, OR
Waad HirmezD,F,MOctober 28, 19615'8"170Baghdad, Iraq
Greg IonMSeptember 10, 19515'10"170Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Zoran KaricFAugust 1, 19615'9"160Kacarevo, Yugoslavia
George KatakalidisDJanuary 19, 19625'9"160Kozanis, Greece
KederF,M/FAugust 2, 19655'7"155Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Jacques LadouceurM,FApril 29, 19595'9"155Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Gus MokalisD,FAugust 7, 19565'10"165Budapest, Hungary
Manny NevesM,FApril 13, 19605'7"140Azores, Portugal
Rene OrtizDApril 23, 19695'9"155Los Angeles, CA
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
Brian SchmetzerD,MAugust 18, 19625'11"165Seattle, WA
Branko SegotaM,FJune 8, 19615'10"175Rijeka, Croatia Yugoslavia
Hormoz TabriziDSeptember 9, 19656'0"178Tehran, Iran
Zoltan TothGDecember 29, 19596'3"190Budapest, Hungary
Juli VeeeM,FFebruary 22, 19506'1"180Budapest, Hungary
Ralf WilhelmsDMay 24, 19625'11"160Sinvig, Germany



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