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.
Ross Wilson and the Rangers 'Black Box' he'll never need more in search of Steven Gerrard's successor
dailyrecord.co.ukThere's never a good time to lose your manager, especially one as revered as Steven Gerrard after his record-breaking title triumph last season.
The 41-year-old brought eyes to the Ibrox beyond Scottish football and successive trips to the last 16 of the Europa League proved him to be a manager of stature.
Those achievements were a factor for ambitious Aston Villa and their determined chief Christian Purslow in luring the Liverpool icon back down south.
So what do Rangers do now? Outsiders might think it's panic stations time after Gerrard's abrupt departure but the Premiership champions may have the perfect man to calm the storm.
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