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.
Colin Stein would love to see someone emulate him by scoring in a European final for Rangers. But on the 48th anniversary of his Barcelona heroics, he knows there’s more chance of one of Steven Gerrard’s stars repeating his other memorable feat.
Netting the goal to stop Celtic winning 10-in-a-row. Stein bagged the opener in the Nou Camp in a 3-2 win for Willie Waddell’s legends against Dynamo Moscow on this day in 1972.It remains the only European trophy won by the club and cemented that squad’s place in Ibrox folklore with Stein, and two-goal hero Willie Johnston, forming a special bond.
Stein’s name will be on the lips of many fans today as they reflect on that achievement.But it’s another historic moment in his Gers career that
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