Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
Steven Gerrard at Liverpool. And the former Parkhead manager has confessed that failing to deliver success to the club would have haunted him for the rest of his life.Rodgers reckons joining the Hoops gave a special feeling which few people can understand.
Steeped in the traditions of the club through his upbringing, the Northern Irishman was able to get an instant feel for what was needed just in the way Rangers boss Gerrard got it as a player at Liverpool.
Although Rodgers was boss at Anfield, he could never have the same deep feel for the Reds as a born-and-bred supporter such as Gerrard or his team-mate Jamie Carragher.
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