San Diego Sockers - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...

teams in the sport's short history. The team won ten championships in both the original Major Indoor Soccer League

Major Soccer League

The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...

and the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

History

The team began as the Baltimore Comets

Baltimore Comets

The Baltimore Comets were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the North American Soccer League. They played from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Memorial Stadium...

in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the San Diego Jaws

San Diego Jaws

The San Diego Jaws were a soccer team based out of San Diego, California that played in the North American Soccer League. They only lasted one year, 1976. Their home field was the Aztec Bowl, San Diego State University's home. Previous to San Diego, the team played as the Baltimore Comets...

in 1976. After a one-year stay in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

as the Las Vegas Quicksilvers, the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978. They were owned by Bob Bell

Bob Bell

Bob or Bobby Bell may refer to:*Bob Bell , former team principal and technical director of the Renault Formula One team and current Mercedes GP technical director....

.

Initially, victories came slowly for the San Diego Sockers but mounted quickly. With a building fan base and budding talent pool, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Championships of 1982 and again in 1984.
Success was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after the 1996 season.

There have been two attempts to revive the Sockers. The first attempt

San Diego Sockers (2001–2004)

-Team history:The second version of the San Diego Sockers were a team in the new Major Indoor Soccer League. The team began play in the World Indoor Soccer League in 2001, and joined the MISL when it merged with the WISL for the 2002-2003 season...

was a franchise in the WISL

World Indoor Soccer League

The World Indoor Soccer League was a United States based indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.-History:...

that later joined the second MISL

Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)

The Major Indoor Soccer League was the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league was a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL had replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. According to MISL.net, the league has ceased operations as of May 31, 2008...

. A second attempt currently plays in the PASL-PRO

Professional Arena Soccer League

The Professional Arena Soccer League is an North American indoor soccer league recognized by FIFRA ....

starting in 2009.

Leagues

NASL outdoor 1974-1984
NASL indoor 1980-1982, 1983-1984
MISL 1982-1983, 1984-1992
CISL 1993-1996

Owners

Bob Bell
Bob Bell
Bob or Bobby Bell may refer to:*Bob Bell , former team principal and technical director of the Renault Formula One team and current Mercedes GP technical director....

(1978-87)
Ron Fowler (1987-91)
Oscar Ancira, Sr. (1991-94)
San Diego Sports Arena Management (1994-96)

Head coaches

Hubert Vogelsinger 1978-1980 Hank Liotart

Hank Liotart

Hank Liotart is a Dutch-American former soccer player. Liotart played one season in the National Professional Soccer League, eight in the North American Soccer League and at least one in Major Indoor Soccer League. He also played eight years in the Netherlands. Finally, Liotart earned four caps...

1980 Ron Newman

Ron Newman (footballer)

Ronald Vernon Newman is a former association football player and coach. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame....

1980-1993

Brian Quinn

Brian Quinn, CBE is a Scottish economist and former football club chairman. He is an honorary Professor of economics at Glasgow University. He is best known for his spell as the Chairman of the Celtic Plc board.-Early life:...

(1994-96) Phil Salvagio 2009-Present

Outdoor

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Notes	Attendance
1974	2nd East, 10-8-2	Lost Quarterfinal	operated as the Baltimore Comets Baltimore Comets The Baltimore Comets were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the North American Soccer League. They played from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Memorial Stadium...	4,139
1975	5th East, 9-13	Failed to qualify	operated as the Baltimore Comets	2,641
1976	5th South, 9-15	Failed to qualify	operated as the San Diego Jaws San Diego Jaws The San Diego Jaws were a soccer team based out of San Diego, California that played in the North American Soccer League. They only lasted one year, 1976. Their home field was the Aztec Bowl, San Diego State University's home. Previous to San Diego, the team played as the Baltimore Comets...	6,152
1977	5th South. 11-15	Failed to qualify	operated as the Las Vegas Quicksilvers	7,079
1978	1st American Conference West, 18-12	Lost Conference Semifinal	first season as the San Diego Sockers	5,146
1979	1st American Conference West, 15-15	Lost Conference Final		11,271
1980	3rd American Conference West, 16-16	Lost Conference final		12,753
1981	1st West, 21-11	Lost Conference final		14,802
1982	2nd West, 19-13	Lost League Semifinal		8,532
1983	4th West, 11-19	Failed to qualify		4,685
1984	1st West, 14-10	Lost Semifinal	last outdoor season	5,702

Indoor

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
1980-81	NASL	4th South, 6-12	Failed to qualify	4,912
1981-82	NASL	1st West, 10-8	Won Championship	7,047
1982-83	MISL	1st West, 32-16	Won Championship	8,081
1983-84	NASL	1st NASL, 21-11	Won Championship	11,415
1984-85	MISL	1st West, 37-11	Won Championship	9,595
1985-86	MISL	1st West, 36-12	Won Championship	9,581
1986-87	MISL	3rd West, 27-25	Lost Semifinal	9,748
1987-88	MISL	1st West, 42-14	Won Championship	8,996
1988-89	MISL	2nd MISL, 27-21	Won Championship	8,383
1989-90	MISL	2nd West, 25-27	Won Championship	8,131
1990-91	MSL	1st West, 34-18	Won Championship	7,231
1991-92	MSL	1st MSL, 26-14	Won Championship	9,348
1993	CISL	2nd CISL, 20-8	Lost Championship	5,583
1994	CISL	2nd West, 18-10	Lost Quarterfinal	5,032
1995	CISL	3rd South, 17-11	Lost Quarterfinal	5,366
1996	CISL	1st West, 17-11	Lost Semifinal	4,830

Honors

NASL, MISL and CISL Reg. Season/ Division Titles

1978, 1979, 1981, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1996

NASL Indoor Championships

1982, 1984

MISL Championships

1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

MISL MVP

1983 Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer, a native of Islip, New York is a retired soccer goalkeeper from the United States. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League and earned six caps with the United States men's national soccer team....
1985 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
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1986 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...
1991 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
1992 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...

MISL Championship MVP

1983 Juli Veee
Juli Veee
Juli Veee is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Known as the "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one-and-only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S...
1985 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...
1986 Brian Quinn
Brian Quinn (soccer)
Brian Quinn is a retired Irish-American soccer player and coach. He spent most of his professional career in North American where he played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
1988 Hugo Perez
Hugo Perez
Hugo Ernesto Pérez Granados is a former Salvadoran American soccer midfielder.During his fourteen year career, he played professionally in the United States, France, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and his native El Salvador. Although born in El Salvador, he gained his U.S. citizenship as a youth and earned...
1989 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
1990 Brian Quinn
Brian Quinn (soccer)
Brian Quinn is a retired Irish-American soccer player and coach. He spent most of his professional career in North American where he played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
1991 Ben Collins
Ben Collins (soccer)
Ben Collins is a retired Liberian soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.-College:...
1992 Thompson Usiyan
Thompson Usiyan
Thompson Usiyan is a retired Nigerian football player. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer which...

NASL Indoor Scoring Champion

1982 Juli Veee
Juli Veee
Juli Veee is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Known as the "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one-and-only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S...

MISL Scoring Champion

1985 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...
1986 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...

MISL Pass Master (Assists leader)

1985 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...
1986 Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...

MISL Defender of the Year

1985 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1988 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1989 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1991 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1992 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...

NASL Indoor Goalkeeper of the Year

1984 Jim Gorsek
Jim Gorsek
James “Jim” or “Jimmy” Gorsek is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and two in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S...

MISL Goalkeeper of the Year

1988 Zolton Toth
1989 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
1991 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
1992 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...

CISL Goalkeeper of the Year

1994 Antonio Cortes
Antonio Cortes
Antonio Cortes is a Mexican former indoor soccer player. Born in Puebla, Mexico, he played for the San Diego Sockers, but signed with the Dallas Sidekicks after the San Diego Sockers folded in 1996. He played in 91 matches in the Continental Indoor Soccer League , winning 52 of them.-References:...

MISL Coach of the Year

1988 Ron Newman
Ron Newman (footballer)
Ronald Vernon Newman is a former association football player and coach. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame....

MISL Rookie of the Year

1991 David Banks
David Banks (soccer)
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CISL Rookie of the Year

1994 John Olu Molomo
1995 Mark Chung
Mark Chung
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1996 Carlos Farias
Carlos Farias
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NASL First Team All Star

1984 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...

MISL First Team All Star

1983 Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer, a native of Islip, New York is a retired soccer goalkeeper from the United States. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League and earned six caps with the United States men's national soccer team....

, Kazimierz Deyna
Kazimierz Deyna
Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation.-Early life:...
1985 Branko Segota
Branko Segota
Branimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...

, Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...

, Steve Zungul
Steve Zungul
Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...
1986 Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo is a retired American soccer football defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League...

, Branko Segota
Branko Segota
Branimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...
1987 Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1988 Zolton Toth, Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo
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, Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...

, Branko Segota
Branko Segota
Branimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...
1990 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...

, Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
1991 Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...

, Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...

CISL First Team All Star

1993 David Banks
David Banks (soccer)
David Banks was an English-American soccer defender who is currently the Director of Notts F.C., a youth soccer team in San Diego, California...
1995 Mark Chung
Mark Chung
Mark Chung is a former American soccer midfielder who, after a season in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. He also earned twenty-four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.-Youth and college:Chung was born in Toronto to Chinese...

Outdoor

Ade Coker

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(1978-1979) (1982-1987) Julie Veee (1978-1982) (1981-1984) (1985-1988) Jean Willrich

Jean Willrich

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(1978-1984) (1980-1988) Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera is a retired Mexican football player. He is currently the Head Coach of the Mexico national women's team. As a player, Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico. He also played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes...

(1979-1981) Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

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(1979/80) Emmanuel Sanon

Emmanuel Sanon

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(1980-1983) Kazimierz Deyna

Kazimierz Deyna

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(1981-87) Momčilo / Mike Stojanović

Mike Stojanovic

Momčilo Stojanović was an NASL and Canadian international soccer forward...

(1981-1982) Kevin Crow

Kevin Crow

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(1983-1996) Gary Heale

Gary Heale

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(1983) Steve Daley

Steve Daley

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(1984) Zoltan Toth (1984-1990)

Indoor

David Banks

David Banks (soccer)

David Banks was an English-American soccer defender who is currently the Director of Notts F.C., a youth soccer team in San Diego, California...

(1990-96) Tim Barto Ralph Black

Ralph Black (soccer)

Ralph Black is a retired Scottish-American soccer defender who spent most of his career in indoor soccer.-MISL:...

(1989-90) Sean Bowers

Sean Bowers

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(1991) Christopher Chueden

Christopher Chueden

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(1988-89)

Mark Chung

Mark Chung is a former American soccer midfielder who, after a season in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. He also earned twenty-four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.-Youth and college:Chung was born in Toronto to Chinese...

(1995)

Fernando Clavijo

Fernando Clavijo is a retired American soccer football defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League...

(1984-88)

Ade Coker

(1984-87) Ben Collins

Ben Collins (soccer)

Ben Collins is a retired Liberian soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.-College:...

Michael Collins

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(1991-92) Kevin Crow

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(1984-96) Steve Daley

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(1984-85) Kazimierz Deyna

Kazimierz Deyna

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(1981-87) Zico Doe

Zico Doe

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(1991) Martin Donnelly

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(1979-83) Paul Dougherty

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(1987-89, 1990-92) George Fernandez

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Jim Gabarra

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(1989-91) Poli Garcia

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(1988-89) Jim Gorsek

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(1984-88) Volkmar Gross Eddie Henderson

Eddie Henderson

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Waad Hirmez

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Greg Ion

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Zoran Karic

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(1987-90)

John Kerr (1991-92) Kevin Koetters

Kevin Koetters

Kevin Koetters is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent most of his career in the U.S. indoor leagues as well as one with the Kansas City Wiz in Major League Soccer, one in the American Professional Soccer League and one in the USISL.Koetters attended Rockhurst University where he was a 1989...

(1993)

Jacques LaDouceur

Jacques LaDouceur is a retired Haitian-American soccer forward. He played two seasons in Greece before returning to the U.S. for eight seasons of indoor soccer. He also earned ten caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S...

(1985-92)

Cha Cha Namdar

Asghar Shadin "Cha Cha" Namdar is a retired Iranian-American soccer player who spent time in the Major Indoor Soccer League, North American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League....

Victor Nogueira

Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...

(1988-92) John Olu Molomo (1994-95) Hugo Perez (1984-90)

Brian Quinn

Brian Quinn (soccer)

Brian Quinn is a retired Irish-American soccer player and coach. He spent most of his professional career in North American where he played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...

Brian Schmetzer

Brian Schmetzer is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League. He coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships. He was the 2002 USL-1 Coach of the Year...

(1984-88)

Branko Segota

Branimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...

(1985-90) Zoltan Toth (1984-90) Thompson Usiyan

Thompson Usiyan

Thompson Usiyan is a retired Nigerian football player. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer which...

(1991-93) 62 Apps 58 Goals

Juli Veee

Juli Veee is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Known as the "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one-and-only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S...

(1981-88) Wes Wade

Wes Wade

Wes Wade is a retired U.S. soccer player who spent two seasons playing outdoor soccer and fifteen playing indoor soccer. He was a six-time All Star and won five championships with two teams.-Player:...

(1989-92) 133 Apps 44 Goals Jean Willrich

Jean Willrich

Jean Willrich is a retired German-American soccer forward. He played two seasons in the Netherlands, eight in the North American Soccer League and twelve in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Europe:...

(1980-88) Tim Wittman

Tim Wittman

Tim Wittman is a retired American soccer player who is currently the assistant coach with the Johns Hopkins University women's soccer team. He spent his entire professional career playing indoor soccer in the first and second Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and...

Paul Wright

Paul Wright (soccer)

Paul Wright is a U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career in the U.S. indoor leagues. He began his career with the San Diego Nomads in the Western Soccer Alliance, led the American Professional Soccer League in scoring in 1994 and played four seasons with the Kansas City Wizards in Major...

(1990-92)

Steve Zungul

Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker...

(1984-86, 1988-90)

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