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.
Steven Gerrard and the Istanbul-style Liverpool school miracle that spared his grateful PE teacher's blushes
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard inspired his team to a three-goal second-half comeback that hinted at the Champions League glory night which defines his playing career.It arrived at the end of his first year of high school.The trophy was the Liverpool Cup rather than the Champions League, the team Cardinal Heenan and not his beloved Liverpool, the opponents Blue Coat as opposed to AC Milan.And the venue was the Penny Lane council pitches – a world away from the 76,000-capacity Ataturk Olympic Stadium.The man barking instructions from the touchline was Gerrard’s former PE teacher Steve Monaghan instead of multiple major winner Rafa Benitez.But while the elements of the stories – 13 years apart – are vastly different, they sum up the drive, desire and talent.
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