1981 San Jose Earthquakes Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 11-21 - 108 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Jim Gabriel (11-21)
Location: San Jose, California
Attendance: 195,876, Avg. 12,242 in 16 home dates
1981 San Jose Earthquakes Statistics

The San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 11 wins and 21 losses for 108 points in the NASL's Western Division.

The Earthquakes chalked up 44 goals and conceded 78. George Best scored 13 goals for San Jose, while Slavko Licinar and Tony Crescitelli netted five or more also. George Best contributed 10 assists.

Jim Gabriel coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
George BestFMay 22, 19465'8"159Belfast, Northern Ireland
Paul CahillDSeptember 29, 19555'9"160Liverpool, England
Tony CrescitelliFJanuary 11, 19575'11"185Avellino, Italy
Steve DavidFMarch 11, 19516'2"165Port Fortin, Trinidad
Gary EtheringtonD,F,M/FApril 22, 19585'8"140London, England
Derek EvansDJanuary 15, 19595'10"175Georgetown, Guyana
Tim HanleyGMarch 27, 19606'0"174Palo Alto, California
Mike HewittGJuly 14, 19445'10"165Dundee, Scotland
Joe HorvathF,M,DMay 21, 19496'1"175Budapest, Hungary
Mustava HukicMJune 2, 1952Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia
Mike HunterDSeptember 30, 19585'8"160Los Angeles, California
David IrvingFSeptember 10, 19515'0"170Cumbria, England
Slavko LicinarFAugust 9, 19525'10"165Budisava, Serbia Yugoslavia
Mark LindsayM,D,FMarch 6, 19555'10"160London, England
Mark LivericFAugust 16, 19535'11"175Zadar, Croatia Yugoslavia
Jim McAlisterD,FApril 5, 19575'8"140Seattle, WA
Alan MerrickD,M,M/DJune 20, 19505'10"160Birmingham, England
Phil ParkesGJuly 14, 19476'3"190West Bromwich, England
Easy PerezFFebruary 20, 19575'9"155Zazoalco, Mexico
Tony PowellDFebruary 11, 19476'2"180Bristol, England
Vasa RutonjskiDOctober 5, 19526'2"180Novi Sad, Serbia Yugoslavia
Bill SautterF,DMarch 5, 19586'2"180Abington, PA
Tim SchulzM,DMarch 1, 19626'1"170Milwaukee, WI
Joe SilveiraD,MApril 16, 19595'11"160Lisbon, Portugal
Bob StetlerGOctober 10, 19526'0"185East Stroudsburg, PA



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