Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Vojtek | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Independent State of Croatia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Essendon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1972 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
1973–1974 | Sydney Croatia | ||
1974–1976 | Brunswick Juventus | ||
1977–1978 | Essendon Croatia | ||
1979–1980 | Green Gully | ||
1981–1982 | Western Suburbs | ||
1983–1984 | St Albans Saints | ||
1984–1986 | Essendon Royals | ||
International career‡ | |||
1967–1973 | Australia | 44 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 Aug 07 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 Aug 07 |
William Vojtek (born 29 September 1943) is a retired soccer player. He migrated from Croatia to Australia with his family as a child in 1956 and started playing for Essendon Juniors before representing Victoria from the under 13s to under 18s.[1] Vojtek played the majority of his career with Croatia (Melbourne) and is now the coach of the Melbourne Knights U/16 squad located in Sunshine Melbourne. In 2010 Vojtek was presented with recognition of 50 years of service to the Melbourne Knights.[2] Vojtek was selected in the Melbourne Knights Team of the Century as the number 9, the team's other striker was Mark Viduka.[3]