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.
Julian Baumgartlinger is braced for an Ibrox battle against a "typical Scottish team". The Bayer Leverkusen star expects an intense physical challenge as the Germans prepare for their Europa League last 16 clash with Rangers .
Steven Gerrard 's side host the Bundesliga outfit on Thursday night, with the return leg set to be played behind closed doors as Germany bids to slow coronavirus spread.
A full house is expected in Govan this week, however, and Baumgartlinger has told his team-mates they must rise to the occasion.He told Bayer TV: "It will be very physical, will take a lot of concentration and winning second balls."Surely we will meet a typical Scottish team.
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