Steven Polack

Steven George Polack^[3] (born 10 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player who has been head coach of clubs in Finland, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.^[4] As a player, he spent most of his career as a defender and midfielder in Finland.

Steven Polack

Personal information
Full name	Steven George Polack
Date of birth	(1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1994	RoPS	265	(31)
1995–1998	Inter Turku	76	(1)
Managerial career
1998–1999	Inter Turku (assistant)
1999–2000	Inter Turku
2000[1]	FC Espoo (youth)
2001–2002	FC Boda
2003	FC KooTeePee
2004	FC Viikingit
2005	AC Oulu
2006	KPV
2006[1]	FC Raahe
2007[1]	PK Keski-Uusimaa
2007–2009	King Faisal Babes
2009–2010	Berekum Chelsea
2011	Berekum Chelsea
2013–2015[2]	KTP (assistant)
2017	Berekum Chelsea
2017–2018	Asante Kotoko
2019–	Gor Mahia F.C.
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Polack was born in Birmingham, England to an English mother and a father from the West Indies.^[3] He also holds Finnish citizenship.^[5][6]

Career

Polack played 13 seasons and 301 games for RoPS Rovaniemi and FC Inter in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga from 1984 to 1994 and 1996–1997. He is one of the most notable players of RoPS.^[2]

After his playing career Polack has been coaching several clubs in Finland as well as King Faisal and Berekum Chelsea and SC Kotoko in Ghana, Gor Mahia in Kenya and Marumo Gallants in South Africa.^[7][8]

Honours

As a player

RoPS

• Finnish Cup: 1986
• 2 Bronze Medals
• Player of the year (5 times)

As a manager

Berekum Chelsea

• GHALCA Glo G8 Cup: 2011

Asante Kotoko

• MTN Ghanaian FA Cup: 2017–18
• President's Cup: 2017–18

Gor Mahia

• Kenyan Super Cup: 2019
• Kenyan Premier League: 2019–20

Individual

• MTN Coach of the Year: 2017 Ghana
• Coach of the Month Kenya: October 2019, November 2019, February 2020