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.
Steven Gerrard looks to snap up cheap young talent with potential to sell for big profits.But the man who skippered Gers to the title 29 years ago reckons that future investment will only be valuable for Gerrard and director of football Ross Wilson if they supplement it with hard nosed and seasoned professionals.Because those kids, along with everyone at Ibrox, are about to be dropped into a Premiership pressure cooker like no other.The arrivals of 20-year-old Calvin Bassey and Charlie Lindsay, 16, are the latest in a line which has seen Glenn Middleton and Nathan Young-Coombes plucked from obscurity in recent years.Dion McGhee, released this week by Manchester United, and highly-rated Ross County teenager James Graham have also been.
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