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.
Leon Balogun receives 'nobody better in Championship' rave review as Rangers signing given big licks
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard 's team an extra edge as they aim to wrest the title from bitter rivals Celtic. The experienced 32-year-old central defender has agreed a one year deal at Ibrox with Light Blues holding an option for a further 12 months.
And Dougie Wright, the former Wigan recruitment guru, reckons his poise on the ball can add a new attacking foundation to the team.
It was on Wright's recommendation that Wigan boss Paul Cook signed the Nigeria international on a six-month loan as the clock ran down on his Brighton contract back in January.The defender had registered just four appearances for the Seagulls in the year previous but quickly settled into the Championship.And had it not been for a 12-point penalty imposed for going into.
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