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 restore Rangers back to “old glories” this season. The pair played together for five years at Liverpool and stayed in touch once the Spaniard left for Real Madrid in 2009 before moving on to star for Bayern Munich.
Alonso, now in charge of Real Sociedad’s B team, knew Gerrard was destined for management having seen his leadership skills close up inside the Anfield dressing room and the respect he got from his team-mates.And the former World Cup and Euros winner insists it was no shock to see his former team-mate end up in Scottish football, having experienced the “historic tradition” of Ibrox for himself during a friendly.
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