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.
When Walter Smith took the Rangers helm for a second time he immediately laid foundations for success by bringing in players with a history of performing at the highest level of Scottish football.
Smith inherited a team full of talented young players from Paul Le Guen back in 2007, including the likes of Allan McGregor, Alan Hutton, Charlie Adam and Chris Burke but the wily old fox understood those players would need help to become consistent performers and secure a Championship.In targeting the likes of David Weir, Kevin Thomson and Lee McCulloch he knew he was bringing in stars who could thrive in our game.
Putting aside the controversy about if this season ends now, Steven Gerrard has similar issues to deal with when the next season
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