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.
The day Steven Gerrard helped Juan Mata achieve his best Manchester United moment
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNew Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard helped create Juan Mata's favourite match in a Manchester United shirt with his infamous role in the 2-1 victory over Liverpool in 2015.
Liverpool legend Gerrard has made a stunning return to Premier League by being appointed as the new Villa boss following the sacking of Dean Smith at the weekend.
Since retiring from the game, the former midfielder has entered into coaching and enjoyed great success at Rangers, where he ended Celtic's dominance in the Scottish Premiership and prevented them from winning 10 titles in a row last season by guiding the Gers to their first triumph in a decade.
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