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.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta won major award ahead of Man Utd diva Cristiano Ronaldo
dailystar.co.ukCristiano Ronaldo has accumulated more silverware than Buckingham Palace over the years, but he hasn't had it all his own way - he once got pipped to an award by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
The careers of the two respective players make for somewhat desperate reading for Arteta, who only won a couple of FA Cups and the Scottish Premier League title during his playing days.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, has won three Premier League titles, five Ballon d'Or awards and five Champions Leagues, plus countless other team and individual accolades.Yet Arteta got the nod over a fledgling Ronaldo when it came to the Midfielder of the Year award in 2007, conducted by Sky Sports.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumThe broadcaster polled 55,000 supporters at the end of the 2006-07 season to find the Premier League's best midfielder.
United star Ronaldo only came second in the vote, losing out to then-Everton ace Arteta.Arteta amassed over 5,000 votes more than the Portuguese winger, taking home an impressive 31% of the vote.
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