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.
9 ex-Premier League stars now managing random minnows around the world
dailystar.co.ukPremier League career is brought down, a new chapter of management is normally turned.Steven Gerrard, Mikel Arteta, and Frank Lampard are the classic examples of players who returned to the very division they graced for so many years.The midfield trio are currently occupying the reins of Aston Villa, Arsenal, and Everton respectively, and are all looking to finish this unpredictable season strongly.However, not every former Premier League star is destined for a stint at one of the division’s top clubs.Star Sport consider 11 ex-Premier League stars who are now managing random minnows around the world.The former Chelsea and Fulham ace has been forced to take the long route in elite football management.Shortly after his retirement, Duff’s managerial career began in the Shamrock Rovers youth team, before he took up the same position at Celtic.After brief runs as the assistant manager at Celtic Park, and the Ireland national team, he was soon named as the permanent manager of Shelbourne.“The Limerick based side gained promotion to the Irish Premier League last season, which only kicked off on Friday.HAVE YOUR SAY!
What other former Premier League aces who took on strange positions can you think of? Comment belowJohnny Jackson was appointed as manager of Charlton Athletic towards the end of December.The former Tottenham Hotspur ace has began his managerial career at the very stadium he retired at in 2018.He was named as the permanent replacement to Nigel Adkins, after a short but promising time as caretaker manager.After three losses in his first three League matches, shoots of recovery are apparent as he has since won three of his last five matches.The former Burnley and Bolton Wanderers is currently in charge of Indian Super.
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