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's Rangers pep talk as Leon Balogun details the inspirational words that gave defender Antwerp turbo charge
dailyrecord.co.ukBayern Munich but he still reckons it will be tough to stand in for James Tavernier. The defender slotted in for the Rangers skipper when he limped off in the first half of Thursday’s victory over Antwerp.
Balogun could be set for a run at full-back depending on the damage to the captain’s knee.And the former Brighton man – who played in Germany for Werder Bremen and Mainz – said: “I was back to an old role and I was happy I can still play it.“I think the last time I started at right-back was against Sheffield Wednesday with Brighton.
But in terms of high-profile games it was probably against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.“I can’t replace Tavernier. He’s a beast.
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