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 given Liverpool title tribute as Jordan Henderson reveals emotional phone call to Rangers boss
dailyrecord.co.ukLiverpool, but his Anfield successor has dedicated this season's triumph to him.The Rangers boss made over 700 appearances for the Reds during a glittering career, but the league title consistently eluded him.After a 30 year wait Jurgen Klopp's juggernaut finally delivered another title to Merseyside, and the man who inherited the Anfield hero's captain's armband has dedicated the win to the Liverpool legend.Henderson revealed that one of the first calls he made after the Reds were crowned champions for the first time in 30 years, was to old team-mate and close friend Gerrard, whose slip cost the Reds the 2014 title.Boss Jurgen Klopp has already praised the role Gerrard – voted the club’s greatest-ever player in a national radio poll this.
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