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.
Convinced Jermain Defoe believes he still has plenty to give as a player despite his Rangers career coming to an end on Wednesday.
The 39-year-old had become an increasingly peripheral figure under Gio van Bronckhorst 's new regime, with the former England international also working as a pundit for Sky.
Defoe joined Steven Gerrard 's coaching set-up in the wake of their Premiership title win, while also remaining as registered player.
And he admits a sit down with van Bronckhorst was an important step over what would come next in his career amid limited opportunities.
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