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.
Jamie Redknapp backs Steven Gerrard for Rangers success as he reveals his first impressions of Ibrox boss
dailyrecord.co.ukJamie Redknapp reckons Steven Gerrard was a brave man trading the pundit’s chair for the hotseat at Rangers.But he’s now convinced his old Liverpool team-mate is destined to get his feet under the desk at Anfield.John Barnes was the star turn when Redknapp pitched up on Merseyside as a kid and it was Gerrard who was the up-and-coming talent by the time he was an experienced international.Both men headed to Glasgow for their first gig as a gaffer but while Barnes came a cropper at Parkhead, the former England star believes Gerrard will cut his teeth at Ibrox before eventually succeeding Jurgen Klopp as Reds boss.Redknapp said: “I wasn’t sure if Stevie would go into management.
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