1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 19-11 - 169 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Gordon Jago (19-11)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 428,197, Avg. 28,546 in 15 home dates
1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies StatisticsTeam Record: 19-11 - 169 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Gordon Jago (19-11)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 428,197, Avg. 28,546 in 15 home dates
The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 19 wins and 11 losses for 169 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Tampa recorded 67 goals and yielded 46. Oscar Fabbiani scored 25 goals for the Bay Rowdies, while Wes McLeod, Rodney Marsh and Petar Baralic each tallied five or more, too. Steve Wegerle contributed 21 assists. Zeljko Bilecki registered a 0.85 goals against average, topping regular keepers.
Gordon Jago coached the team. The 1979 Tampa Bay Rowdies lost in the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Anderson | F,M | May 31, 1949 | 5'10" | 155 | London, England |
| Manny Andruszewski | D | November 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Southampton, England |
| Arsene Auguste | D | February 3, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Petar Baralic | F,M | October 3, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Cecak, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Zeljko Bilecki | G | April 28, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Peter Chandler | M,D,F | March 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 160 | Duxbury, MA |
| Mike Connell | D | November 1, 1956 | 5'9" | 152 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Tony Crudo | D | March 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Seattle, WA |
| Winston DuBose | G | July 28, 1955 | 6'2" | 184 | Orlando, FL |
| Oscar Fabbiani | F | December 12, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| John Gorman | D | August 16, 1949 | 5'8" | 153 | Winchburgh, Scotland |
| Ivan Grnja | F | April 26, 1949 | Darda, Yugoslavia | ||
| Sandje Ivanchukov | D | June 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 150 | Howell Township, NY |
| Barry Kitchener | D | December 11, 1947 | Dagenham, Essex England | ||
| Dave MacWilliams | F | May 20, 1957 | 5'9" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA |
| Rodney Marsh | M,F | October 11, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | London, England |
| Tom Maurer | M | January 7, 1960 | 5'10" | 154 | , West Germany |
| Wes McLeod | M,F | October 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 145 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Mirandinha | F | February 26, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| Farrukh Quraishi | D,M | November 13, 1951 | 5'9" | 145 | Masjid-I-Sulaiman, Iran |
| Mojas Radonjic | F | February 23, 1950 | Njegusi, Montenegro Yugoslavia | ||
| Perry Van der Beck | M | November 5, 1959 | 6'0" | 150 | Florissant, MO |
| Jan Van Der Veen | M | July 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 178 | Meppel, Holland |
| Steve Wegerle | F | May 15, 1953 | 5'9" | 152 | Pretoria, South Africa |
