1979 Washington Diplomats Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 19-11 - 172 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Gordon Bradley (19-11)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 179,600, Avg. 11,973 in 15 home dates
1979 Washington Diplomats Statistics

The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 19 wins and 11 losses for 172 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Diplomats netted 68 goals and allowed 50. Alan Green scored 16 goals for Washington, while Paul Cannell, Sonny Askew, Joe Horvath and Bobby Stokes each contributed five or more also. Joe Horvath accounted for 18 assists. Bill Irwin recorded a 0.97 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.

Gordon Bradley coached the team. The 1979 Washington Diplomats lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Sonny AskewF,MApril 17, 19576'0"170Baltimore, MD
Mike BakicFDecember 30, 19525'11"165Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Rene BreevoortMAugust 14, 1950Amsterdam, Holland
Paul CannellFSeptember 2, 19535'11"158Newcastle, England
Tony CrescitelliFJanuary 11, 19575'11"185Avellino, Italy
Carlos CurlingMOctober 1, 19565'7"147San Jose, Costa Rica
Gary DarrellM,DJanuary 10, 19475'9"155Hamilton, Bermuda
Mike DillonDSeptember 29, 19525'11"175London, England
Don DroegeDJanuary 21, 19556'0"180St. Louis, MO
Kip GermainDFebruary 28, 1957Washington, D.C
Alan GreenFJanuary 1, 19545'8"165Worcester, England
Joe HorvathF,M,DMay 21, 19496'1"175Budapest, Hungary
Robert IarusciDNovember 8, 19546'0"170Toronto, ON Canada
Bill IrwinGJuly 23, 19516'3"205Newtonards, Northern Ireland
Carmine MarcantonioM,DNovember 21, 19545'8"150Castel di Sangro, Italy
Eric MartinGMarch 31, 19465'11"175Perth, Scotland
Andries MasekoFDecember 25, 19535'8"145Transvaal, South Africa
Aleks MihailovichM5'8"145, Yugoslavia
Ane MihailovichD,MNovember 16, 19515'10"155Vratnica, Macedonia Yugoslavia
Ken MokgojoaF,MSeptember 9, 19545'11"165Transvaal, South Africa
Danny MolendykM,FOctober 6, 1955Schiedam, Holland
Tommy O'HaraDAugust 17, 19525'9"153Bellshill, Scotland
David ProctorFDecember 26, 19516'1"165Chiswick, England
Dragan RadovichGJuly 29, 19566'0"170Sibenik, Croatia Yugoslavia
Jim SteeleDMarch 11, 19506'1"185Edinburgh, Scotland
Bob StetlerGOctober 10, 19526'0"185East Stroudsburg, PA
Bobby StokesF,MJanuary 30, 19515'9"160Portsmouth, England
Sakib ViteskicMDecember 27, 19525'11"170Sarajevo, Bosnia Yugoslavia