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.
Top 10 Steven Gerrard moments as Liverpool and England legend celebrates 40th birthday
mirror.co.ukOn Steven Gerrard's 40th birthday, has looked back at the 10 greatest moments of his career. The Liverpool icon joined the club's academy in 1989, aged nine, and stayed at Anfield through thick and thin before leaving in 2015.
Gerrard won seven major honours with the Reds as well as numerous individual accolades, finishing third in the 2005 Ballon d'Or and being named in the UEFA Team of the Century.
Captaining club and country for many years, he is considered one of the greatest English players of a generation. Without further ado, here is our list of Gerrard's greatest moments with Liverpool and the Three Lions.
10. Named England captain (2012) Roy Hodgson named Gerrard as permanent England captain ahead of Euro 2012, taking over from
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