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.
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard’s response over Liverpool return shows true intentions
dailystar.co.ukSteven Gerrard has shut down claims that Aston Villa are a “stepping stone” towards his eventual dream of becoming Liverpool manager.The Liverpool legend was appointed Villa boss last week and will take charge of his first game against Brighton on Saturday.But due to his name being synonymous with Liverpool, who he featured for 710 times as a player, the former midfielder has already been described by some fans and outlets as Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield.When asked about the perception that Villa were a stepping stone, the ex-England captain was adamant that he was “all in” on his new challenge.Gerrard said: “[It’s] very unfair.
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