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.
Gio van Bronckhorst named Rangers manager as Ibrox legend chosen as Steven Gerrard successor
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers have appointed Gio van Bronckhorst as their new manager following the departure of Steven Gerrard for Aston Villa. The Premiership champions launched their search for Gerrard 's successor after the Liverpool icon's bolt from the blue return to the English Premier League.
The Ibrox chiefs quickly identified Van Bronckhorst as their preferred candidate and talks continued after Gerrard's exit was confirmed.Rangers named B-team coach David McCallum and Jermain Defoe at the head of a four-man coaching team to take the reins for the time being.
But it always seemed likely Van Bronckhorst's appointment was imminent after the news broke he was already putting together his backroom team less than a week after Gerrard's exit.Get all the
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