Billy Vojtek is a retired Croatian Australian

Croatian Australian

Croatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2006, 128,051 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry.- History :...

 footballer. He migrated to Australia with his family as a child, he would go on to become one of the leading players in Australia during the 1960s and 70s. In his career he played for the Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights

Melbourne Knights Football Club is a football club representing Melbourne, Australia in the Victorian Premier League . The club is one of the most successful football clubs in Australia, being a two-time championship and four-time premiership winner in the now defunct National Soccer League...

 (where he spent most of his career), Sydney United

Sydney United

Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area...

, Brunswick Juventus

Brunswick Juventus

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, Green Gully and the St Albans Saints. He also represented Australia on 44 occasions and was controversially left out of the Australian squad for the 1974 World Cup.

Vojtek is now the coach of the Melbourne Knights (Melbourne Croatia) U/16 squad located in Sunshine Melbourne, where he has been serving as coach for one season now.