1978 Houston Hurricane Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 10-20 - 96 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Coach: Timo Liekoski (10-20)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 116,247, Avg. 7,750 in 15 home dates
1978 Houston Hurricane Statistics

The Houston Hurricane of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 10 wins and 20 losses for 96 points in the NASL's Central Division.

Houston recorded 37 goals and allowed 61. Dean Smith scored 6 goals for the Hurricane, while Keith Van Eron registered a 1.07 goals against average, topping regular keepers.

Timo Liekoski coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ian AndersonD,MSeptember 11, 19546'0"165Edinburgh, Scotland
David BennerG
Howie CharbonneauDJune 12, 19555'9"167Troy, NY
John DowieMDecember 12, 1955Hamilton, Scotland
Conal FoleyD
Dan GeerlingF,M,DAugust 17, 19565'8"165San Jose, California
Paul HammondGJuly 26, 19536'1"185Nottingham, England
Stewart JumpDJanuary 27, 19525'10"155Crumpsall, England
Fritz KunzliFJanuary 8, 1946Zurich, Switzerland
Robert LennoxFAugust 30, 1943Glasgow, Scotland
Mark LindsayM,D,FMarch 6, 19555'10"160London, England
Barry LloydDFebruary 19, 1949Hillingdon, England
Eduardo MarascoFFebruary 22, 19535'7"153Mar del Plata, Argentina
Nick MegaloudisDSeptember 24, 19576'1"180New York, NY
Gerry MorielliF,M,DFebruary 9, 19585'10"165Montorio, Italy
Art NapolitanoD,FJanuary 7, 19565'10"145Mobile, Alabama
Colin NewsteadFJanuary 31, 1948Rye, Sussex England
Ray NolanFDublin, Ireland
Matt O'SullivanDJuly 11, 19516'1"170San Francisco, California
Yilmaz OrhanM,FMarch 13, 19555'11"165Nicosia, Cyprus
John PavlosF
Dale RussellM,FJanuary 19, 19555'10"165Warwick Parrish, Bermuda
Dario RuzikGAugust 5, 19486'0"178Pula, Croatia Yugoslavia
Roland SikingerGMarch 20, 19596'2"195Milwaukee, WI
Dean SmithFNovember 28, 1958Leicester, England
Mark StahlDAugust 28, 19535'8"155San Francisco, California
Radomir StefanovicDFebruary 6, 1948Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
John StremlauM,D,FOctober 23, 19535'9"165St. Louis, MO
Eric SwallowG
Tony VaccaroM,FMarch 9, 19565'9"155Sicily, Italy
Keith Van EronGNovember 17, 19556'1"180Brooklyn, NY
Peter WelshFJuly 19, 1959Coatsbridge, Scotland
Craig WitmerM



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