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.
Nathan Patterson has thanked his Ibrox idols for taking him to the next level as a footballer. The 19-year-old penned a new deal until the summer of 2024 on Monday afternoon, earning the praise of both manager Steven Gerrard and sporting director Ross Wilson.
And the feeling is mutual as Patterson, a Gers diehard since childhood, described Gerrard as a "role model" that he's delighted to learn under.But Patterson knows there is yet more hard work to be done as he hopes to force his way into the gaffer's plans in 2021 and build on his four appearances so far this campaign.
He told the Rangers website : "I have been here from a young age and it is the club I have supported from when I was a young boy as well.
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