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.
Entertainment world reacts to death of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson: “A true gentleman of the game”
nme.comSky News. “After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.“The closest mourners are daughter Lina; son Johan with wife Amana and granddaughter Sky; father Sven; girlfriend Yanisette with son Alcides; brother Lars-Erik with wife Jumnong.”He was the first foreign manager to manage England in 2001, coaching a “golden generation” of players including Beckham, Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
Eriksson left the role after the 2006 World Cup and went on to manage Manchester City and Leicester City among others.After announcing his cancer diagnosis, Eriksson was granted a lifelong wish when he led out a team of Liverpool legends, as they played in a charity match against Ajax at Anfield in March.A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham)Among those who paid tribute were Beckham who wrote: “We laughed , we cried & we knew we were saying goodbye… Sven thank you for always being the person you have always been , passionate , caring , calm & a true gentleman… I will be forever grateful for you making me your captain but I will forever hold these last memories of this day with you and your family… Thank you Sven and in your last words to me “It will be ok”.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also said he was “deeply saddened” by Eriksson’s death, adding: “He will be remembered for his tremendous contribution to English football which brought joy to so many over the years.
Our thoughts are with his family.”Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney also offered his condolences.He wrote: “Rest in peace, Sven.
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