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.
James Tavernier's Rangers rollercoaster as Ibrox legend admits captain has 'been through it all'
dailyrecord.co.ukJames Tavernier for battling through the barren years and brickbats of his rollercoaster Rangers career. Tavernier has led the charge towards the title and into the last 32 of the Europa League as captain and 17-goal hero of Steven Gerrard ’s squad.
Weir, the last Ibrox skipper to lift the title trophy in 2011, believes the full-back’s mental strength to ride out the tough times in the unforgiving Old Firm spotlight has been outstanding.
Weir, Mark Warburton ’s No.2 when Tavernier signed from Wigan in July 2015, said: “I am genuinely really pleased for James as he has been through it all. “There’s been a real range of emotions there.“Glasgow isn’t an easy life.
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