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 named Mr Rangers as he causes a stir and EPL hero seeks him out to shower with compliments
dailyrecord.co.ukIconic Steven Gerrard has earned adulation for his work during his time at Rangers in Spain as he caught up with former English Premier League rival Santi Cazorla.And the Arsenal legend told the man he battled against in his Liverpool days he could still be playing himself before his Al-Ettifaq side lost 3-2 to Real Oviedo in a pre-season clash at the Pinatar Arena.
Gerrard's presence in Spain was big news in the local area with his Kop VIP status making way for heady praise due to his three-and-a-half years in Glasgow.Gerrard is gearing up for his second season in Saudi Arabia and watched his side come up short in a thriller – with many local holidaymakers turning up after hearing Gerrard was in town.
But it was Cazorla – who raved about Gerrard in his playing days – who appeared happiest to see him as the now 39-year-old continues his career with Oviedo.And the niceties are a two-way street.
Speaking ahead of Rangers'clash with Villarreal in 2018, he said: "Murder. He was a top player. Very low centre of gravity, could manipulate the ball with either foot.
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