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.
Leon Balogun admits Steven Gerrard fanboy moment as Rangers signing issues shout-out to former Ibrox hero
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard gave him the call to join Rangers. And the Nigerian World Cup star insists he can’t wait to take his experiences of facing the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero into the white-hot rivalry of the Old Firm battle against Celtic.
Balogun agreed a one-year deal with a further 12-month option after his contract expired at Brighton.The German-born 32-year-old, who has a decade of Bundesliga experience and 32 caps for Nigeria, spent the second-half of last term at Wigan Athletic and has been snapped up to fill the void left by Nikola Katic’s serious knee injury.
Balogun, who has a link to Rangers through his mate’s affection for ex-Ger Jorg Albertz, was thrilled to get the shout from Gerrard and admitted: “I remember when he.
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