Steven George Polack (born 10 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player who the head coach of Gor Mahia F.C. in Kenya. As a player, he spent most of his career as a defender in Finland, also receiving Finnish citizenship.

Early life

Polack was born in Birmingham, England to an English mother and a father from the West Indies.

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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.

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After his playing career Polack has been coaching several clubs in Finland as well as King Faisal and Berekum Chelsea in Ghana.

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Honours

As a player

RoPS

Finnish Cup: 1986

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

1961 births

Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands

English men's footballers

English expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Finland

English football managers

Finnish football managers

Veikkausliiga players

Rovaniemen Palloseura players

FC Inter Turku players

FC Inter Turku managers

Expatriate football managers in Ghana

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Asante Kotoko S.C. managers

English people of West Indian descent

Finnish people of Caribbean descent

Finnish people of English descent

English expatriate sportspeople in Finland

Naturalized citizens of Finland

King Faisal Babes F.C. managers

Ghana Premier League managers