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until the end of the 1983. They were Soccer Bowl finalists in 1981 and won the championship in 1982. Besides competing in the North
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383:. Kapp came on for
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22:Erhardt Kapp
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1855:1959 births
1821:Panagoulias
1146:Jelencovich
1052:2023: Sylla
335:David Brcic
287:Joe Morrone
104:Connecticut
76:Position(s)
58:Arad County
1849:Categories
1701:DiBernardo
1242:Schweitzer
1234:Gettemeier
942:Villanueva
862:Lavrynenko
830:M. Gentile
734:Stollmeyer
726:DiBernardo
590:C. Gentile
425:References
354:Costa Rica
38:1959-06-16
1562:Celentano
1546:St. Clair
1306:Anhaeuser
1282:Caligiuri
1210:Arnautoff
1202:Arnautoff
1138:McDermott
1063:Defensive
1006:Langsdorf
742:Amatasiro
638:Henderson
531:Offensive
449:April 21,
419:Alex Kapp
375:with the
228:1983–1985
202:1986–1988
181:1983–1986
160:1981–1982
142:1981–1983
99:1977–1980
54:Fântânele
1807:17
1797:16
1787:15
1777:14
1771:Willrich
1767:13
1757:12
1747:11
1737:10
1671:Thompson
1482:Sarkodie
1474:Restrepo
1466:Gonzalez
1362:Lamphear
1298:Genovese
1258:Johnston
1082:Hennessy
950:Caldwell
894:Peterson
878:Kneipper
870:D. Lewis
838:Van Saun
710:Anderson
582:J. Lewis
263:defender
210:(indoor)
189:(indoor)
168:(indoor)
80:Defender
1791:Swanner
1727:9
1717:8
1707:7
1697:6
1687:5
1677:4
1667:3
1657:2
1647:1
1530:Epstein
1522:Vincent
1506:Steffen
1498:Soffner
1458:Edwards
1322:Friedel
1290:Weadock
1218:Tipping
1186:Demling
1122:Gilsinn
1030:Roberts
982:Steeves
966:Neumann
822:Silvera
814:Friends
782:Baicher
718:Morrone
694:Olavson
678:Atuegbu
670:Atuegbu
630:Hadican
614:Morelli
574:McBride
550:Balassi
344:at the
325:of the
256:Romania
62:Romania
1801:Hooker
1731:Moyers
1681:Durgan
1661:Savage
1584:2023:
1578:Shealy
1576:2022:
1568:2021:
1560:2020:
1554:Nealis
1552:2019:
1544:2018:
1536:2017:
1528:2016:
1520:2015:
1512:2014:
1504:2013:
1496:2012:
1490:Cowles
1488:2011:
1480:2010:
1472:2009:
1464:2008:
1456:2007:
1448:2006:
1440:2005:
1432:2004:
1424:2003:
1416:2002:
1410:Stokes
1408:2001:
1402:Gbandi
1400:2000:
1394:Garcia
1392:1999:
1386:Garcia
1384:1998:
1376:1997:
1370:Sancho
1368:1996:
1360:1995:
1354:Peters
1352:1994:
1344:1993:
1338:Causey
1336:1992:
1330:Causey
1328:1991:
1320:1990:
1312:1989:
1304:1988:
1296:1987:
1288:1986:
1280:1985:
1274:Schmid
1272:1984:
1266:Schmid
1264:1983:
1256:1982:
1248:1981:
1240:1980:
1232:1979:
1224:1978:
1216:1977:
1208:1976:
1200:1975:
1192:1974:
1184:1973:
1176:1972:
1168:1971:
1162:Neusel
1160:1970:
1152:1969:
1144:1968:
1136:1967:
1130:Ivanow
1128:1966:
1120:1965:
1112:1964:
1104:1963:
1098:Oswald
1096:1962:
1090:Malone
1088:1961:
1080:1960:
1074:Knobbe
1072:1959:
1044:2022:
1036:2021:
1028:2020:
1020:2019:
1014:Sejdić
1012:2018:
1004:2017:
998:Harkes
996:2016:
990:Morris
988:2015:
980:2014:
972:2013:
964:2012:
956:2011:
948:2010:
940:2009:
932:2008:
924:2007:
918:Perera
916:2006:
908:2005:
902:McAthy
900:2004:
892:2003:
884:2002:
876:2001:
868:2000:
860:1999:
852:1998:
846:George
844:1997:
836:1996:
828:1995:
820:1994:
812:1993:
804:1992:
796:1991:
788:1990:
780:1989:
772:1988:
766:Murray
764:1987:
756:1986:
750:Ervine
748:1985:
740:1984:
732:1983:
724:1982:
716:1981:
708:1980:
700:1979:
692:1978:
684:1977:
676:1976:
668:1975:
660:1974:
654:Counce
652:1973:
646:Counce
644:1972:
636:1971:
628:1970:
620:1969:
612:1968:
606:Werner
604:1967:
596:1966:
588:1965:
580:1964:
572:1963:
564:1962:
558:Killen
556:1961:
548:1960:
542:Dueker
540:1959:
401:Mexico
277:Career
260:soccer
68:Height
1751:Pérez
1741:Davis
1721:Borja
1691:Tambi
1651:Brcic
1570:Marks
1514:Brown
1442:Seitz
1434:Nolly
1426:Nolly
1418:Wells
1346:Bates
1314:Meola
1194:Leiba
1178:Arena
1170:Diane
1154:Leahy
1046:Opoku
974:Shipp
958:Speas
926:Tracy
910:Garey
886:López
854:Korol
806:Reyna
798:Reyna
790:Moore
758:Stone
702:Ariri
686:Young
622:Trost
598:Hites
566:Trigg
381:Haiti
366:Egypt
362:Italy
115:Years
1761:Crow
1711:Kapp
1586:Boye
1378:Reis
1250:Kapp
1114:Hura
1106:Rupp
1038:Reid
1022:Dike
934:Zusi
774:Snow
662:Davy
451:2018
373:caps
316:and
296:The
269:and
196:(14)
125:Apps
119:Team
1811:Aly
1781:Fox
1450:Iro
1226:Fry
399:in
240:(1)
217:(8)
193:106
175:(2)
154:(1)
133:Gls
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312:,
214:50
172:17
151:20
60:,
56:,
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1621:e
1614:t
1607:v
512:e
505:t
498:v
453:.
237:5
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