1984-85 Chicago Sting Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
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
1984-85 Chicago Sting Statistics

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
Dan CanterDNovember 16, 19616'1"174North Plainfield, NJ
Lou CioffiGFebruary 23, 19576'0"170Bronx, NY
Val FernandesD,MMarch 24, 19585'9"155San Paulo, Brazil
Chance FryFJune 29, 19646'1"165Boise City, OK
Eric GeyerDNovember 7, 19506'1"195Adelsdorf, Germany
Rudy GlennM,DOctober 12, 19586'2"185Lawton, OK
Karl-Heinz GranitzaFNovember 1, 19516'0"182Lunen, Germany
Gerry GrayMJanuary 20, 19625'7"150Glasgow, Scotland
Dave HusonM,F,DMay 1, 19515'9"150Jersey, Channel Islands Channel Islands
Germain IglesiasM,FNovember 10, 19595'10"155Lima, Peru
Chris KennyDMay 31, 19525'10"170St. Louis, MO
Frank KlopasFSeptember 1, 19665'9"155Athens, Greece
Pete KnezicFJune 26, 19595'10"170Milwaukee, WI
Hayden KnightD,F,MMarch 15, 19576'0"170Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Victor KodeljaF,DNovember 26, 19515'9"160Capua Casserta, Italy
Mike LaschevD,F,MAugust 20, 19535'4"145Luov, Ukraine Soviet Union
Pato MargeticFMay 17, 19605'11"154Avellaneda, Argentina
Frantz MathieuDDecember 23, 19525'11"162Acul, Haiti
Pat McGauleyD/M,FApril 23, 19616'0"160St. Louis, MO
Robert MeschbachFJune 17, 19595'8"150Galt, ON Canada
Chico MoreiraDSeptember 30, 19585'10"175, Uruguay
Victor MorelandM,DJune 15, 19575'9"178Belfast, Northern Ireland
Victor NogueiraGJuly 17, 19596'1"185Maputo, Mozambique
Andrew ParkinsonM,FMay 5, 19596'0"180Johannesburg, South Africa
Tom ReynoldsGSeptember 6, 19555'11"180Alameda, California
Neill RobertsM,FMarch 30, 19546'2"175Durban, South Africa
Manny RojasMJune 13, 19555'8"155Santiago, Chile
Greg RyanDJanuary 21, 19575'9"156Frankfurt, Germany
Mark SimantonM,DDecember 8, 19585'11"158Chicago, IL
Derek SpaldingD,M,D/MDecember 20, 19545'9"179Dundee, Scotland
Lou StojanovicDAugust 22, 19576'0"175Surdulica, Yugoslavia
Blagoje TamindzicGApril 8, 19526'0"175Bileća, Bosnia Yugoslavia



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