Minnesota Strikers
The Minnesota Strikers were an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
The Minnesota Strikers' history begins on November 30, 1983, when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced they were relocating to Minnesota for the 1984 NASL season. The team played that year in the North American Soccer League at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, but the league collapsed at the end of the season. The team survived, however, moving indoors and joining the Major Indoor Soccer League. The team played four seasons in the MISL, folding after the 1987–88 season. The team played at Met Center during the MISL years.
Year-by-year
International Friendlies
Honors
Championships- 1985–86 -runners up
- 1987–88 Eastern Division
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame
- 2001 Tino Lettieri
- 2002 Mike Sweeney
- 2004 Bob Bolitho
- 2008 John McGrane
- 1987 Gary Etherington, Tino Lettieri, Thompson Usiyan
- 1988 David Byrne, Steve Kinsey, Hector Marinaro
- 1986–87 Steve Kinsey
- 1987–88 Hector Marinaro '
- 1986–87 Tino Lettieri
- 1984 Ray Hudson
- 1984 Dwight Lodeweges & Alan Willey
- 1986–87 Tino Lettieri
- 1984 Barry Wallace
1984 (NASL)
1984–85 (MISL)
Ricardo Alonso, John Bain, Ben Collins, Bill Crook, Chris Dangerfield, Drago Dumbović, Gary Etherington, Ken Fogarty, Jan Goossens, Ray Hudson, Mike Jeffries, Matt Kennedy, Tino Lettieri, Steve Litt, Dwight Lodeweges, John McGrane, Bruce Miller, Thomas Rongen, Craig Scarpelli, Gregg Thompson, Thompson Usiyan, Barry Wallace, Alan Willey1985–86 (MISL)
, David Byrne, Dan Canter, Stan Cummins, Chris Dangerfield, Drago Dumbović, Gary Etherington, Ken Fogarty, Jan Goossens, Ray Hudson, Bill Irwin, Mike Jeffries, Matt Kennedy, Tasso Koutsoukos, Tino Lettieri, Dwight Lodeweges, Bruce Miller, Kazbek Tambi, Gregg Thompson, Thompson Usiyan, Alan Willey1986–87 (MISL)
Tony Bono, David Byrne, Dan Canter, Stan Cummins, Chris Dangerfield, Enzo Di Pede, Helmut Dudek, Gary Etherington, Ken Fogarty, Ray Hudson, Greg Ion, Mike Jeffries, Matt Kennedy, Steve Kinsey, Tasso Koutsoukos, Tino Lettieri, Dwight Lodeweges, Hector Marinaro, John O'Hara, Gregg Thompson, Thompson Usiyan, Alan Willey ; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.1987-88 (MISL)
Jerry Adzic, Tony Bono, Alex Bunbury, David Byrne, Stan Cummins, Chris Dangerfield, Gary Etherington, George Gelnovatch, Tom Gleason, Tim Harris, Ray Hudson, Steve Kinsey, Tino Lettieri, Dwight Lodeweges, Hector Marinaro, John O'Hara, Neill Roberts, Troy Snyder, Mike Sweeney, Gregg Thompson, Alan Willey ; Elizabeth Robbie, President; Chris Wright, General Manager, Tim Robbie, Executive Vice President; Alan Merrick, Head Coach; Bruce Miller, Assistant Coach.NASL coach
- David Chadwick 1984
Coach (MISL)
- Alan Merrick
Strikers NASL Draft
| Round | Player | School |
| 1 | Greg Kennedy | Indiana |
| 2 | Ronil Dufrene | Florida International |
| 3 | David McDaniel | Duke |
Strikers MISL Drafts
1985| Round | Player | School |
| 1 | Paul DiBernardo | Indiana University |
| 2 | Peter Sawkins | Yale University |
| 3 | Tony Bono | Drexel University |
| 4 | Bruce Bellinger | Southern Illinois-Edwardsville |
1986
| Round | Player | School |
| 2 | Peter Smith | University of Tampa |
| 3 | Paul Schojan | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 4 | Andy Pantason | University of Connecticut |
| 4 | Tony Scheuerman | Stillwater High School |
1987
| Round | Player | School |
| 1 | Brent Goulet | Warner Pacific University |
| 3 | George Gelnovatch | University of Virginia |
| 4 | Troy Snyder | Penn State University |
Media
Radio
- 1984 KRSI-950 AM
- 1984–85 WWTC-1280 AM
- 1987–88 KSNE-1280 AM
Television
- 1984 KITN 29