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.
Liverpool confirm Neil Critchley replacement amid coaching shake-up
mirror.co.ukLiverpool have promoted Barry Lewtas to Under-23s manager as replacement for Neil Critchley. The Reds have reshuffled their youth ranks with underage football halted amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
And Lewtas, who joined the club as Under-12s boss in 2013, and has made his way through the ranks, now replaces Critchley after he was appointed Blackpool boss in March.
Lewtas has been Under-18s boss since replacing Steven Gerrard when the Anfield idol took charge of Rangers in 2018. Lewtas’ role with the U18s is to be taken by Marc Bridge-Wilkinson, who will step up from the Under-16s.
Lewtas, highly-regarded in the halls of Melwood for the work he has done at the club’s Kirkby academy base, previously worked at Wigan and Bolton.
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