Steven Polack
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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 | |||
Steven George Polack[3] (born 10 January 1961) is an English football manager and former footballer who also holds a Finnish citizenship. Polack is currently the head coach of Gor Mahia F.C. in Kenya.[4]
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 legendary players of RoPS.[5] After his professional career Polack has been coaching several clubs in Finland as well as King Faisal and Berekum Chelsea in Ghana.[6][7]
Honours
As a Player
RoPS
- Finnish Cup: 1986
As a Manager
Berekum Chelsea
- Ghalca Glo G8 Cup: 2011.
Asante Kotoko
- MTN FA Cup Winners: 2017/18
- President cup winners: 2017/18
Gor Mahia
- Kenyan Super Cup: 2019
- Kenya Premier league champions 2019/20
Individual
- MTN Coach of the Year: 2017
- Coach of the Month October 2019
- Coach of the Month November 2019
- Coach of the Month February 2020
References
- ^ a b c Steve Polack arrives for Berekum Chelsea coaching job‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 18 August 2011
- ^ Brittitaistelija pelasi itsensä rovaniemeläisten sydämiin‚ urheilumuseo.fi
- ^ a b "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). Retrieved 29 May 2013. [dead link]
- ^ "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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- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Asante Kotoko S.C. managers
- English people of West Indian descent
- Finnish people of Caribbean descent
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