1984-85 Chicago Sting Roster
Team Record: 28-20
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-3
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Willy Roy (28-20)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 255,073, Avg. 10,628 in 24 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1984-85 season with a record of 28 wins and 20 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
Chicago scored 261 goals and surrendered 223. Karl-Heinz Granitza netted 64 goals for the Sting, while Gerry Gray, Manny Rojas, Neill Roberts, Robert Meschbach and Mike Laschev each tallied fifteen or more, too. Karl-Heinz Granitza recorded 53 assists. Victor Nogueira earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 4.34 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1984-85 Chicago Sting lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dan Canter | D | November 16, 1961 | 6'1" | 174 | North Plainfield, NJ |
Lou Cioffi | G | February 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | Bronx, NY |
Val Fernandes | D,M | March 24, 1958 | 5'9" | 155 | San Paulo, Brazil |
Chance Fry | F | June 29, 1964 | 6'1" | 165 | Boise City, OK |
Eric Geyer | D | November 7, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Adelsdorf, 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 |
Gerry Gray | M | January 20, 1962 | 5'7" | 150 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Dave Huson | M,F,D | May 1, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Jersey, Channel Islands Channel Islands |
Germain Iglesias | M,F | November 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 155 | Lima, Peru |
Chris Kenny | D | May 31, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO |
Frank Klopas | F | September 1, 1966 | 5'9" | 155 | Athens, Greece |
Pete Knezic | F | June 26, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Milwaukee, WI |
Hayden Knight | D,F,M | March 15, 1957 | 6'0" | 170 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Victor Kodelja | F,D | November 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | Capua Casserta, Italy |
Mike Laschev | D,F,M | August 20, 1953 | 5'4" | 145 | Luov, Ukraine Soviet Union |
Pato Margetic | F | May 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Avellaneda, Argentina |
Frantz Mathieu | D | December 23, 1952 | 5'11" | 162 | Acul, Haiti |
Pat McGauley | D/M,F | April 23, 1961 | 6'0" | 160 | St. Louis, MO |
Robert Meschbach | F | June 17, 1959 | 5'8" | 150 | Galt, ON Canada |
Chico Moreira | D | September 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | , Uruguay |
Victor Moreland | M,D | June 15, 1957 | 5'9" | 178 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Victor Nogueira | G | July 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Maputo, Mozambique |
Andrew Parkinson | M,F | May 5, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Tom Reynolds | G | September 6, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Alameda, California |
Neill Roberts | M,F | March 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | Durban, South Africa |
Manny Rojas | M | June 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 155 | Santiago, Chile |
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 |
Lou Stojanovic | D | August 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Surdulica, Yugoslavia |
Blagoje Tamindzic | G | April 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | Bileća, Bosnia Yugoslavia |