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)
	Durban City
	Bexley United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.