Steven Polack
Steven George Polack[3] (born 10 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player who the head coach of Gor Mahia F.C. in Kenya.[4] As a player, he spent most of his career as a defender in Finland, also receiving Finnish citizenship.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven George Polack | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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 life
Polack was born in Birmingham, England to an English mother and a father from the West Indies.[3]
Career
Polack played 13 seasons and 301 caps 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.[5]
After his playing career Polack has been coaching several clubs in Finland as well as King Faisal and Berekum Chelsea in Ghana.[6][7]
Honours
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
References
- Steve Polack arrives for Berekum Chelsea coaching job‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 18 August 2011
- Brittitaistelija pelasi itsensä rovaniemeläisten sydämiin‚ urheilumuseo.fi
- "Interview: Steve Pollack Q&A". Ghanasoccernet.com. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- BREAKING: Kotoko sack coach Steven Polack after Confed Cup exit, blackpoolgazette.co.uk, 23 February 2018
- "Veikkausliiga legends" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- "Steve Polack arrives for Berekum Chelsea coaching job". Ghana Soccernet. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- "Berekum Chelsea confirm coach Polack exit". Modern Ghana. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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