Steve Potts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Potts | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–2002 | West Ham United | 399 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 420 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Steven "Steve" Potts (born 7 May 1967 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States) is an American born English football coach and former professional footballer. He played as a defender and is associated with his time spent at West Ham United. He also represented the English national team eleven times at youth level.
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[edit] Football career
Potts started his career at West Ham United as an apprentice in 1983, making his first appearance against Queens Park Rangers on 1 January 1985. Known as Pottsy,[1] he played for West Ham United for the next seventeen years. Primarily a fullback, Potts developed into a 'utility' player, he spent large portions of his career playing at centre-half despite being undersized for such a position. He also on occasion featured in midfield.
Potts was West Ham United Club captain for a 3 years between 1993 and 1996, and was voted Hammer of The Year in 1993 and 1995, and runner up in both 1992 and 1994. During his career he amassed a total of 506 appearances for the club (good enough for ninth place in the club's all-time appearance charts),[1] scoring only one goal, in a 7–1 win against Hull City in 1990. His last competitive appearance for the club was on 7 March 2001 against Chelsea,[2] although he stayed on until 2002.
Potts transferred to Dagenham & Redbridge on 13 September 2002 and played there for a full season before retiring from football. In August 2011 he was appointed as coach for the West Ham United under-16 team.[3]
[edit] After football
In August 2007, he completed The Knowledge and qualified to drive a Hackney carriage.[1]
In 2008, he ran the London Marathon in aid of the charity Children with Leukaemia, raising £24,052.99 in the process.[4]
[edit] Personal life
His son, Daniel currently plays for West Ham United.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Potts the marathon man | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/potts-the-marathon-man-20080312_2236884_1262781. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ "Chelsea ease past poor Hammers". BBC. 7 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1205796.stm. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Carr welcomes Potts return". www.whufc.com. 10 August 2011. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110810/carr-welcomes-potts-return_2236884_2414878. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Steve Potts 2008 Flora London Marathon www.bmycharity.com
- ^ "Scholars sign up | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100504/scholars-sign-up_2236884_2041834. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
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