1980 Washington Diplomats Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 17-15 - 159 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost First Round
Coach: Gordon Bradley (17-15)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 307,283, Avg. 19,205 in 16 home dates
1980 Washington Diplomats Statistics

The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 17 wins and 15 losses for 159 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

Washington scored 72 goals and allowed 61. Alan Green netted 25 goals for the Diplomats, while Joe Horvath, Tony Crescitelli and Johan Cruyff each tallied five or more also. Johan Cruyff contributed 20 assists. Dragan Radovich registered a 1.02 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.

Gordon Bradley coached the team. The 1980 Washington Diplomats lost in the First Round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Sonny AskewF,MApril 17, 19576'0"170Baltimore, MD
Barney BoyceDNovember 2, 19605'10"160St. Louis, MO
Steve ByrdFMay 19, 1960New Haven, CT
Tony CrescitelliFJanuary 11, 19575'11"185Avellino, Italy
Johan CruyffMApril 25, 19475'9"150Amsterdam, Holland
Gary DarrellM,DJanuary 10, 19475'9"155Hamilton, Bermuda
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
Wim JansenMOctober 28, 1946Rotterdam, Holland
Juan LozanoMAugust 30, 1955Coria del Rio, Spain
Mario LunaFOctober 19, 1958Cordoba, Argentina
Carmine MarcantonioM,DNovember 21, 19545'8"150Castel di Sangro, Italy
Ane MihailovichD,MNovember 16, 19515'10"155Vratnica, Macedonia Yugoslavia
Nick MijatovicDMay 17, 19476'0"180Bajina Bašta, Serbia Yugoslavia
Ken MokgojoaF,MSeptember 9, 19545'11"165Transvaal, South Africa
Danny MolendykM,FOctober 6, 1955Schiedam, Holland
Tommy O'HaraDAugust 17, 19525'9"153Bellshill, Scotland
Carmine PosillicoD
Dragan RadovichGJuly 29, 19566'0"170Sibenik, Croatia Yugoslavia
Thomas RongenM,FOctober 31, 19566'0"175Amsterdam, Holland
Jim SteeleDMarch 11, 19506'1"185Edinburgh, Scotland
Bobby StokesF,MJanuary 30, 19515'9"160Portsmouth, England
Sakib ViteskicMDecember 27, 19525'11"170Sarajevo, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Art WelchFApril 16, 19445'8"153Kingston, Jamaica



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