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.
Rangers players have been told the news they were dreading – that manager Steven Gerrard is leaving. The former Light Blues boss has now been confirmed as the new Aston Villa boss.
Gerrard was installed as favourite for the Midlands job as soon as Dean Smith was axed on Sunday.Speculation intensified throughout the week and it has now been confirmed to the players who helped him deliver an historic first title for the club in a decade and earn him legendary status.
Players were told in a group WhatsApp chat that Gerrard and his entire backroom team - assistant Gary McAllister, first team coach Michael Beale, Tom Culshaw and others - are heading south with him.
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