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.
How Zinedine Zidane failed to bring Steven Gerrard to Real Madrid
dailystar.co.ukZinedine Zidane once tried to lure Steven Gerrard to Real Madrid, insisting the Liverpool legend was "the best in the world" at the peak of his powers.
Gerrard was linked with a number of moves to Madrid throughout his glittering career at Anfield, but instead chose to stay loyal to the Reds - racking up 710 appearances for them.
As well as captaining the club to a historic 2004/04 Champions League triumph, the midfielder also got his hands on three League Cups and two FA Cups in his time on Merseyside, while also finishing third in the 2005 Ballon d'Or awards.
And after Gerrard decided to call time on his 17-year Liverpool career back in 2015, former Madrid hero and now-manager Zidane revealed he was desperate to play alongside the
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