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.
Gio van Bronckhorst backs Steven Gerrard as Rangers boss reveals regular contact with Ibrox predecessor
dailyrecord.co.ukGio van Bronckhorst admits he’s gutted to see Steven Gerrard lose his job at Aston Villa. But the Rangers manager backed his predecessor to bounce back from the disappointment at being booted less than 12 months after controversially leaving the Light Blues for Villa Park.
Van Bronckhorst has also been feeling the heat in recent weeks but the Dutchman is determined to win back the fans who vented their frustration after Wednesday night’s downbeat Premier Sports Cup win against Dundee.
And he’s convinced Gerrard can also respond to the disappointment of failure in the English Premier League. Van Bronckhorst admitted all gaffers are in the same boat and said: “First of all I feel for Steven personally.
I’ve had regular contact with Steven since I joined here, talking about his time at Aston Villa and the games at Rangers. During the season whenever we won important games, he was always in contact.
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