1980 Dallas Tornado Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 18-14 - 157 points
in the NASL's Central Division

Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Al Miller (18-14)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 108,026, Avg. 6,752 in 16 home dates
1980 Dallas Tornado Statistics

The Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 18 wins and 14 losses for 157 points in the NASL's Central Division.

Dallas recorded 57 goals and conceded 58. Zequinha scored 9 goals for the Tornado, while Klaus Toppmoller, Omar Gomez and Wolfgang Rausch each contributed five or more as well. Zequinha and Flemming Lund each recorded 12 assists.

Al Miller coached the team. The 1980 Dallas Tornado lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony BellingerD,MDecember 8, 19575'10"160Willingboro, NJ
Carl BennettDAugust 9, 19615'8"150Seattle, WA
Chris CollinsM,DMarch 8, 19565'9"150Ontario, NY
Pedro GanoDSeptember 1, 19535'11"180General Rodriguez, Argentina
Omar GomezM,FOctober 3, 19555'10"158Quilmes, Argentina
Peter GruberDSeptember 7, 19525'9"161Munich, Germany
Mike HaasM,DFebruary 3, 19586'1"175San Mateo, California
Kyle HutchinsMApril 4, 19586'2"175Cumberland, ME
David JamesDAugust 20, 19635'11"175Salinas, California
Flemming LundM,FOctober 6, 19525'8"150Copenhagen, Denmark
Lou MacariMJune 4, 1949Largs, North Ayrshire Scotland
Steve PecherD,FFebruary 13, 19566'0"194St. Louis, MO
Njego PesaFMay 30, 19585'10"165Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia
Billy PhillipsGAugust 8, 19566'0"170Bethpage, NY
Wolfgang RauschM,FApril 30, 19475'9"170Aachen, Germany
Teodoro SantanaMOctober 22, 19475'10"170Santos, Brazil
John SchramGAugust 2, 19576'3"185Chicago, IL
Alex StepneyGSeptember 18, 19426'1"180Mitcham, Surrey England
Klaus ToppmollerFAugust 12, 1951Rivenich, Germany
Gert TrinkleinDJune 19, 19496'3"175Frankfurt, Germany
Jimmy WilsonFApril 20, 1942Newmains, Scotland
Ede WolfMJanuary 28, 19485'8"150, Germany
ZequinhaF,D/MNovember 17, 19495'8"140Leopoldina, Brazil



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