Steven George Polack (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.BREAKING: Kotoko sack coach Steven Polack after Confed Cup exit, blackpoolgazette.co.uk, 23 February 2018 As a player, he spent most of his career as a defender and midfielder in Finland.
Early and personal life Polack was born in Birmingham, England to an English mother and a father from the West Indies. He also holds Finnish citizenship.
Career Polack grew up in Birmingham and attended Kingshurst Comprehensive School from 1972 to 1977. During his school years, he played as a striking partner upfront alongside his lifelong friend and future Aston Villa forward Gary Shaw, who would later go on to win the English First Division Championship and the European Cup. Polack was later converted into a defender upon moving to Finland in 1984, where he enjoyed a highly successful playing career that included winning the Finnish Cup and competing in European club competitions with RoPS Rovaniemi. Following his retirement from playing, he successfully transitioned into a prominent football manager, coaching several clubs in Finland and going on to win major domestic cup trophies in Africa as well as a premier league title with Kenyan giants Gor Mahia.
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.
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.
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
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