Tony Potrac

Anthony Joseph Potrac (21 January 1953 – 2 June 2017[1]) was an English footballer who played professionally for Chelsea and Durban City in the 1970s as a winger.[2]

Tony Potrac
Personal information
Full name Anthony Joseph Potrac
Date of birth (1953-01-21)21 January 1953
Place of birth [Pimlico ..London...England.
Date of death 2 June 2017(2017-06-02) (aged 64)
Place of death Kent, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1968–1972 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Chelsea 1 (0)
1972 → Notts County (loan) 0 (0)
1973–19?? Durban City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Potrac joined Chelsea as a youth player, and featured in a pre-season friendly in 1968 against Wealdstone.[3] He played one professional league game, which came against Huddersfield Town in 1972.[4] After leaving Chelsea, he joined South African side Durban City.[5]

Death

On 2 June 2017, Chelsea announced via Twitter that Potrac had died at the age of 64.[6]

References
  1. "Chelsea FC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "1970s Summary - Players of the 1970s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "Ask Statman". Chelsea F.C. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. "Tony Potrac". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. "Chelsea : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. @ChelseaFC (2 June 2017). "Everybody at @ChelseaFC has been saddened to learn of the death of our former player Tony Potrac. Our thoughts are with his family" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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