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 Rangers board will have a shiny trophy and a polished new manager on display to ensure this year’s AGM passes without any major issues.
At the Clyde Auditorium on the banks of the river, it should be plain sailing for the men in charge after delivering the priority of the 55th league title and stopping Celtic’s 10-in-a-row bid.That is despite the recent choppy waters after the turbulent time following Steven Gerrard’s decision to jump ship.It’s credit to the board, and in particular sporting director Ross Wilson, that they negotiated their way through that.
And in appointing Giovanni van Bronckhorst as the former England captain’s successor they have a huge fans' favourite with a playing CV to match Gerrard’s.
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