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.
Joey Veerman - or risk watching his price tag rocket. Scott Calderwood - son of former Dunfermline and Aberdeen manager Jimmy - is currently part of the backroom team at Dutch second tier outfit Den Bosch.
The former Ross County assistant boss has kept a close eye on Ibrox target Veerman, 22, since first spotting him making his breakthrough as a fresh-faced teenager and reckons he is the perfect fit for Steven Gerrard’s team. Record Sport understands Gers have still to make contact with Veerman’s current employers Heerenveen, who are determined to hold out for a fee in the region of £8.5million having already rebuffed a £4.2m bid from Italian outfit Hellas Verona.
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