1981 Chicago Sting Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 23-9 - 195 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (23-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 206,227, Avg. 12,889 in 16 home dates
1981 Chicago Sting StatisticsTeam Record: 23-9 - 195 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (23-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 206,227, Avg. 12,889 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 23 wins and 9 losses for 195 points in the NASL's Central Division.
The Sting led the league with 84 goals. Chicago allowed 50 goals. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 19 goals for the squad, while Arno Steffenhagen, Rudy Glenn, Charlie Fajkus, Pato Margetic and Ingo Peter each contributed five or more also. Pato Margetic and Karl-Heinz Granitza each recorded 17 assists. Phil Parkes recorded a 0.84 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1981 Chicago Sting won the Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Coffee | G | November 12, 1956 | 6'1" | 174 | Santa Clara, California |
| Jorge Espinoza | D,M | March 11, 1953 | 6'0" | 165 | Santiago, Chile |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | March 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Dieter Ferner | G | January 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 160 | Wuppertal, Germany |
| Rudy Glenn | M,D | October 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Lawton, OK |
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | November 1, 1951 | 6'0" | 182 | Lunen, Germany |
| Paul Hahn | D | January 16, 1949 | 6'2" | 188 | Sonsbeck, Germany |
| Bret Hall | M,D | November 16, 1956 | 5'6" | 148 | Buffalo, NY |
| Dave Huson | M,F,D | May 1, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Jersey, Channel Islands Channel Islands |
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F,M | April 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 173 | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Steve Long | M,F | April 23, 1957 | 5'7" | 148 | Babonga, Zaire |
| Pato Margetic | F | May 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Frantz Mathieu | D | December 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 162 | Acul, Haiti |
| Ivan Miljkovic | D | August 1, 1949 | , Yugoslavia | ||
| Phil Parkes | G | July 14, 1947 | 6'3" | 190 | West Bromwich, England |
| Ingo Peter | M,F | October 23, 1951 | 6'3" | 187 | Dortmund, Germany |
| Greg Ryan | D | January 21, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Mark Simanton | M,D | December 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 158 | Chicago, IL |
| Derek Spalding | D,M,D/M | December 20, 1954 | 5'9" | 179 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Jim Steele | D | March 11, 1950 | 6'1" | 185 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Arno Steffenhagen | M,F | September 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 159 | Berlin, Germany |
| John Tyma | F | October 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 172 | Cleveland, OH |
