Calgary Boomers
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The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team, that competed in the North American Soccer League
during the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania
, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues
to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
during the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania
Nelson Skalbania
Nelson M. Skalbania is a Canadian businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia best known for signing a 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association....
, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues
Memphis Rogues
The Memphis Rogues were a professional soccer team in the former North American Soccer League. They operated in the 1978, 1979, and 1980 seasons and played their home games in Memphis' Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.-History:...
to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.
1981 Roster
- No. Name Position Games Goals Assists Points Birth country Nationality
- 0 Darryl Wallace G 0 0 0 0 Canada
- 1 Jurgen Stars G 32 0 0 0 Germany
- 2 Gerd ZimmermannGerd ZimmermannGerd Zimmermann is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Fortuna Köln and Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Honours:* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1979...
D 27 3 6 12 Germany - 3 Paul D'Agostino D 17 0 0 0 Italy/Canada
- 4 Holgar Brueck D 18 2 6 10 Germany
- 5 Helmut KremersHelmut KremersHelmut Kremers is a former German football player. His twin brother, Erwin Kremers, also played as a German international with the two brothers playing with each other regularly...
M 31 3 9 15 Germany - 6 Victor KodeljaVictor KodeljaVictor Kodelja is a former member of the Canadian national soccer team and North American Soccer League.-Professional:...
F 31 2 5 9 Italy/Canada - 7 Carlos SalgueroCarlos SalgueroCarlos Salguero was an Argentine professional soccer forward. He died aged 51 from cancer in 2007. He spent one season in the North American Soccer League, one in the United Soccer League and nearly ten in various indoor leagues...
F 27 3 2 8 Argentina - 8 Jurgen Roeber M 30 6 10 22 Germany
- 9 Franz GerberFranz GerberFranz Gerber is a German former professional footballer who is currently general manager of SSV Jahn Regensburg.-Playing career:...
F 25 20 10 50 Germany - 9 Klaus ToppmöllerKlaus ToppmöllerKlaus Toppmöller is a former football player and the coach of Georgia national football team from 2006 to April 1, 2008.He earned 3 caps and scored 1 goal during his international career for Germany.-Coaching career:...
F 0 Germany - 10 Juan Carlos MolinaF 29 5 4 14 Argentina
- 11 Ramon Hector PonceRamón Héctor PonceRamón Héctor Ponce is a former Argentine professional footballer who played in Argentina and Chile.-Teams: Boca Juniors 1966-1974 Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata 1975 Quilmes 1976 Colo-Colo 1976-1980...
F 12 2 0 4 Argentina - 13 Bruce Bates D 10 0 0 0 Canada
- 14 Danny VaughnDanny VaughnDanny Vaughn is an American singer. Vaughn has performed with Waysted, Tyketto and Vaughn and now performs and releases under his own name...
F 31 0 3 3 USA - 15 Milan Stojsavljevic M 18 0 1 1 Yugoslavia/USA
- 16 Billy GazonasBilly GazonasBilly Gazonas is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who won the 1977 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player of the year. He four seasons in the North American Soccer League and several in Major Indoor Soccer League.-Youth:...
M 11 0 1 1 USA - 17 Willi NeubergerWilli NeubergerWilli Neuberger is a German former professional football defender.He played from 1966 until 1983 in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Wuppertaler SV and Eintracht Frankfurt...
D 0 Germany - 17 Willi ReimannWilli ReimannWilli Reimann is a German football manager.Reimann played in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg, appearing in 287 in which he amounted 93 goals.As manager he worked for FC St. Pauli, HSV, VfL Wolfsburg, 1...
F 17 8 4 20 Germany - 18 David Woodsford F 3 0 0 0 Canada
- 19 Jorgen Kristensen F 28 3 20 26 Denmark
- 20 Tony Heap M 8 0 2 2 England/Canada
- 22 Tom BoricTom BoricThomas "Tom" Boric is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Paul Diamond. He is best known for being one half of the tag team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as Kato, one half of The Orient Express also with Pat Tanaka...
G 0 Canada
Year-by-year
Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980/81 | NASL Indoor | 10 | 8 | — | — | 3rd, Northern Division | Did not qualify |
1981 | NASL | 17 | 15 | — | 151 | 2nd, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Ft. Lauderdale) |