Steve Potts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven John Potts | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
West Ham United (U23 Head Coach) | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| England School Boy | 11 | (0) | |
| 1983–1984 | England U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | England Youth | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | West Ham U16s | ||
| 2012–2015 | West Ham U18s | ||
| 2015–2020 | West Ham U21s | ||
| 2023– | West Ham U21s | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven John Potts (born 7 May 1967) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the head coach of West Ham United under-23s.
As a player, he was a defender notably in the Premier League for West Ham United where he made 399 league appearances, scoring 1 goal over a seventeen-year spell at Upton Park. He retired in 2003 following a spell with non-league side Dagenham & Redbridge in what was the only season during his career that he did not play for West Ham. He also represented the England national team eleven times at youth level.
Following retirement, Potts has held a variety of coaching roles at the West Ham academy including head coach of the U16, U18 and U21 teams.