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.
Gheorghe Hagi salutes his Rangers reception as he makes passionate defence of Ianis' Ibrox move
dailyrecord.co.ukIanis and hailed Rangers as the right place for his development. The legendary Barcelona playmaker also singled out Ibrox boss Steven Gerrard for praise and saluted the club for making him feel welcome on his visit to take in the Europa League game against Braga earlier in the year.
And while Ianis has been in and out of the team since his stunning showing that night, his Dad reckons he made the right choice in heading to Glasgow.The 22-year old was moved down to the Romania under-21 squad in the last international window and has been criticised in his homeland.But his famous father is adamant that doesn't mean he's moving backwards in his career.Hagi said: "I believe in Ianis totally and I am very proud of him. "I keep hearing he doesn't.
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