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 wanted Rangers to Aston Villa move 'very quickly' as boss breaks silence on whirlwind Ibrox exit
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard admits he wanted to join Aston Villa "very quickly" as he broke his silence on a whirlwind exit from Rangers.
The new Villa Park boss revealed he learned of the Premier League club's interest just a day before he officially signed a two-and-half-year deal to depart Ibrox.Rangers' Premiership title-winning manager says the opportunity to head for England's top-flight was "too big" to turn down and was thrilled that a deal was agreed so quickly.He also praised a "very professional" Rangers for their handling of the transition. "It was crazy and it was very quick," Gerrard told Villa TV. Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information
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