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.
Michael Beale handed Rangers comparison to Walter Smith as he targets rookie road to success
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale might lack managerial experience but one of Rangers’ greats was in a similar position when he stepped into the Ibrox hotseat.
Kirk Broadfoot played under Walter Smith in his second spell at Rangers, but when he first took over from Graeme Souness he was a highly-rated assistant and coach who was thrust into the firing line.
Sound familiar? Smith stepped out of the shadows and went on to etch himself into the club’s history as a true Ibrox legend over his two stints at Rangers.
Beale has only had six months at Queens Park Rangers but, like Smith, he has already coached at Rangers and been part of Steven Gerrard’s title-winning team.
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