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.
Rangers door kept open by Jean Paul van Gastel as Gio van Bronckhorst ally insists they will reunite
dailyrecord.co.ukGio van Bronckhorst’s long-time assistant Jean-Paul van Gastel says he wants to work with the Rangers boss again in the future.
The Dutch coach was offered the role as Ibrox No.2 when van Bronckhorst took over from Steven Gerrard last November.But van Gastel took the tough decision to knock back the job in Glasgow and stay on as head coach at Chinese club Guangzhou City.
The former Holland midfielder wasn’t surprised to see his close friend achieving success at Gers last season as they reached the Europa League Final in Seville.And he’s adamant that one day – whether it’s at Rangers or elsewhere – they’ll be reunited in the dugout.
In an exclusive interview, van Gastel said: “Do I think we will work together again in the future? Oh for sure.“We’ve been together for a long time and we keep in touch.
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