Cleveland Cobras

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For the soccer club founded in 2006, see Cleveland City Stars

The Cleveland Stars was an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio that was a member of the American Soccer League. Before the 1974 season the team became the Cleveland Cobras.

The Stars' colors were blue and white. The Cobras were green and gold, though in 1979 they also wore alternate uniforms of gold/black and in 1981 often donned green/white uniforms.

The team played home games on astroturf at George Finnie Stadium on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. A few exhibition games were played at Cleveland Stadium. Each season, ownership brought top international clubs to town for "friendly" matches. Among those were the national teams of Poland, Israel and Canada, Cork Hibernians and Sligo Rovers (Ireland), Arka Gdynia (Poland), Jerusalem Betar and Jerusalem Hapoel (Israel), Eintracht Braunschweig and Oldenburg (Germany) and Partizan Belgrade (Serbia).

After the 1981 season, the club moved to Atlanta, Georgia and became the Georgia Generals.

Contents 1 Year-by-year 2 Coaches 3 Players 4 Honors

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	W	L	T	GF	GA	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1972	2	ASL	2nd, Midwestern	6	2	0	21	16	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1973	2	ASL	2nd, Midwest	8	2	2	56	22	Playoffs	Did not enter
1974	2	ASL	3rd, Midwest	8	7	3	28	28	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1975	2	ASL	1st, Midwest	10	7	3	43	45	Playoffs	Did not enter
1976	2	ASL	3rd, East	9	8	4	28	32	1st Round	Did not enter
1977	2	ASL	3rd, East	9	13	2	29	41	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1978	2	ASL	5th, Eastern	7	13	4	27	55	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1979	2	ASL	5th, Eastern	8	17	3	29	50	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1980	2	ASL	3rd, National	12	14	2	47	47	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1981	2	ASL	4th, Freedom	5	22	1	33	78	Did not qualify	Did not enter

[edit] Coaches

• Olinto Busetto (1972-74)
• Herbie Haller (1975-77, 81)
• Jackie Mudie (1978)
• Jimmy Melia (1979)
• Bob Ridley (1980)

[edit] Players

• Dennis Almeida, MF (1973-79, 81)
• Ruben Astigarraga, F (1980-81)
• Mohammad (Baby Jet) Attiah, F (1979)
• Lee Barron, GK (1978)
• Mike Barry, MF (1980-81)
• Fred Bass, GK (1979-81)
• Victor Batista, F (1977)
• Chris Beaudoin, GK (1979)
• Kenny Beech, MF (1978)
• Mike Betts, F (1979)
• Micky Brennan, MF (1978)
• John Brooks, D (1979)
• Derek Brownbill, F (1978)
• Danny Budimir, MF (1975-76)
• Ted Busetto, F (1978-79)
• Vic Calabrese, F (1979)
• Manuel Cerda Canela, F (1974)
• Marine Cano, GK (1980)
• Willie Carrasco, MF (1975-79, 1981)
• Braulio Castro, MF (1977)
• Andy Chapman, F (1980)
• Paul Chymovic, GK (1972-73, 76, 79)
• Joe Clement, D (1981)
• Howard Cohen, GK (1975)
• Vito Colonna, F (1972-78, 1981)
• Tomo Condric, D-MF (1981)
• Trevor Dance, GK (1978)
• Benny Dargle, D (1978)
• Phil Davis, D (1977)
• Klaas DeBoer, D (1973-74)
• Norm Demers, D (1981)
• Roberto DeOliviera, F (1976)
• Narcisco Doval, F (1980)
• Paul Dueker, GK (1981)
• Vlado Dujmovic, D (1978)
• Keith Dyson, F (1978)
• Conrad Earnest, GK (1981)
• Ian Elsby, MF (1978)
• Jorge Espinosa, GK (1974)
• Dave Farrell, D (1981)
• Roberto Fernandez, F (1978-79)
• Ivair Ferreira, MF-F (1980)
• Joe Fink, F (1980)
• John Granville, GK (1979)
• David Grimaldi, D (1981)
• Ian Hamilton, D (1979, 81)
• Brian Haley, F (1979)
• Erich Haller, F (1972-73)
• Dale Hetherington, GK (1977)
• Eugene Horvat, D (1975-77)
• Joe Howarth, D (1980)
• Miki Janosi, MF (1979, 81)
• Alan Jefferis, D (1978)
• Wayne Jentas, MF (1979)
• Brian Joy, MF (1980)
• Steve Juhasz, MF (1981)
• Charlie Kadupski, D (1979)
• Mladen Kasic, F (1981)
• Alan Kelley, D (1980)
• Bill Kenny, F (1977)
• Steve Koussaya, MF (1979)
• Joe Kovacs, D (1973-74)
• Joe Kowalczyk, F (1979)
• Chris Lada, D (1977, 79)
• Mladen Laus, F (1975-76)
• Zlatko Laus, D (1978)
• Peter Lawrenson, D (1977)
• Dave Leckie, D (1974-76)
• Bill Leese, D (1978)
• Nick LeGrand, D (1977)
• Hartley LeRoy, D (1974)
• John MacKay, MF (1979)
• Daniel Mammana, D (1980)
• Doug McMillan, F (1973)
• Jimmy McMillan, F (1972-77)
• Manny Mena, MF (1975)
• Carlos Mendes, MF (1979)
• Rildo Menezes, D (1980)
• Milton Moya, D (1977)
• Westley Mulholland, MF (1979)
• Tom Mulroy, D (1979, 81)
• Tom Nowicki, D-MF (1976)
• Jamie O'Donnell, D (1978-79)
• Juan Parera, MF (1978)
• Dorivaldo Perez, D (1977)
• Miguel Perrichon, F (1975)
• Enrique Pineda, F (1974)
• Oscar Pisano, D (1979-80)
• Zeljko Poleto, GK (1978)
• Billy Polack, D (1976-77)
• Tony Prescott, D (1980)
• Arnie Ravenscroft, D (1977-79)
• Len Renery, D (1980)
• Ariel (Al) Reynolds, F (1977)
• Manuel Reynosa, D (1976-78)
• Ed Roberts, F (1974)
• Leo Rojas, D-MF (1980)
• Angelo Rossi, MF (1979)
• Alex Rosul, D (1980-81)
• Zoran Savic, F (1980-81)
• Walter Schlothauer, F (1980-81)
• Robert Scott, MF (1976)
• Jeff Sendobry, D (1980)
• Jacob Shanee, MF (1980)
• Ian Sharp, D (1972-75)
• Roy Sinclair, D (1980)
• Robert Smith, MF (1976)
• Roby Stahl, MF (1975-77)
• Chris Swain, GK (1974-75)
• Kevin Terry, MF (1981)
• Tony Tiselj, F (1977-78)
• Frank Towers, D-F (1980)
• Roger Verdi, D (1979)
• Paul Vojtus, MF (1974)
• Sid Wallace, F (1979)
• Alan Wilson, F (1979)
• Juan Yepez, F (1980)
• Doug Zlatic, F (1981)

[edit] Honors

Rookie of the Year

• 1973 Doug McMillan
• 1980 Walter Schlothauer

Coach of the Year

• 1975 Herbie Haller