Steven Gerrard
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 . Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, [3] [4] [5] 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. [6] [7] A versatile player best known for his ball striking from distance, Gerrard is the only footballer to score in an FA Cup Final , a League Cup Final , a UEFA Cup Final and a UEFA Champions League Final , winning on each occasion. [8]
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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 . Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, [3] [4] [5] 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. [6] [7] A versatile player best known for his ball striking from distance, Gerrard is the only footballer to score in an FA Cup Final , a League Cup Final , a UEFA Cup Final and a UEFA Champions League Final , winning on each occasion. [8] |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football coach and former professional footballer who serves as an academy coach at Liverpool . [note 1] He is also currently a studio pundit and co-commentator for BT Sport 's football coverage. He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team , with most of that time spent as club captain . Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, [6] [7] [8] 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. [9] [10] A versatile and well-rounded player, highly regarded for his leadership, Gerrard is the only footballer in history to score in an FA Cup Final , a League Cup Final , a UEFA Cup Final and a UEFA Champions League Final , winning on each occasion. [11] |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE (born 30 May 1980) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central midfielder . He spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool , with most of that time as their captain . Gerrard captained England for the first time in their 2-1 loss to Russia in a 2008 Euro qualifier match. |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy . He spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool , with most of that time as their captain . He has played much of his career as a central midfielder , but has also been used as a second striker , holding midfielder , attacking midfielder , right back and right winger . [3] [4] [5] |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool . He has played much of his career as a central midfielder , but he has also been used as a second striker , holding midfielder , attacking midfielder , right back and right winger . [3] [4] [5] [6] |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays for and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team . He has played much of his career in a centre midfield role, but he has also been used as a second striker , holding midfielder , right back and right winger . [3] [4] |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team . He has played much of his career in a centre midfield role, but he has also been used as a second striker , holding midfielder , right back and right winger . [3] [4] |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE ( / [invalid input: 'icon'] ˈ dʒ ɛr ɑːr d / ; born 30 May 1980 in Whiston, Merseyside , England ) is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool . He also has 89 caps for the England national team . He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker [4] and right winger . Gerrard is best known for his tremendous long-range striking ability and has scored in numerous cup finals, including the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final . |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE ( pronounced /ˈdʒɛrɑrd/ (deprecated template) ; born 30 May 1980), is an English professional association football player who plays for and captains English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team . He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role; however, since the arrival of Fernando Torres at Liverpool in 2007, he has been used mainly as a second striker for his club team [3] and as a winger for England since 2006. Gerrard is best known for his long shots and also has scored in numerous cup finals including the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final . He is considered to be one of the best players in the world by Zidane . [4] |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE ( pronounced /ˈdʒɛrɑ:d/ (deprecated template) ; born 30 May 1980), is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team . He has played much of his career in a central midfield role, however since the arrival of Fernando Torres at Liverpool in 2007 he has been used mainly as a second striker for his team [3] and as a winger for England since 2006. |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE ( IPA: [ˈdʒɛrɑ:d] ; born 30 May 1980) is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool F.C. and the England national team . He is usually employed in the central midfield role, although he has also played as a right-sided midfielder and a second striker . |
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Steven George Gerrard MBE ( Template:PronEng ) (born 30 May , 1980 , Whiston, Merseyside ) is an English football player. He is the captain of Liverpool , where he wears the number 8 shirt. He is the England vice captain , for which he wears the number 4 shirt. He has been called an influential [2] and versatile midfielder, and is known for his long-range shots and defence-splitting passes, he is usually employed in the "box-to-box" midfield role, although he has often been deployed as a right-sided midfielder , and occasionally as a second striker . Throughout his career he has won the PFA Young Player of the Year , PFA Player of the Year , European Midfielder of the year, Premier League Most Valuable Player (twice), and UEFA Most Valuable Player . He has also been awarded the MBE for his outstanding contributions in both the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final in which he greatly inspired his team's comeback. [2] [3] [4] He has been nominated three times for the FIFA Player of the Year , in 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
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Steven George Gerrard , MBE (born 30 May , 1980 , Whiston, Merseyside ) is an English football player. He is also currently playing for Liverpool and England . Gerrard wears the number 8 shirt for Liverpool and is currently the club captain , as well as the England vice captain where he usually wears the number 4 shirt. He is usually employed in a central midfield role, although he has often been deployed as a right-sided midfielder. He is often cited as one of the best players in the world, having won the PFA Young Player of the Year , PFA Player of the Year , European Midfielder of the year , Premier League Most Valuable Player (twice), and UEFA Most Valuable Player . He has also recently been awarded the MBE Honours for his outstanding contributions in both the UEFA Champions League Final 2005 and the FA Cup Final 2006. [1] [2] [3] |
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Steven George Gerrard (born May 30 , 1980 in Whiston , Merseyside , England ) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. . He is widely regarded as one of the best midfield players in the world. |
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Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May , 1980 ) is an English football player with Liverpool F.C. . Gerrard is usually employed in a central midfield role. He is the captain of Liverpool and the third-choice captain of the English national football team (after David Beckham and Michael Owen ). He wears the number 8 for Liverpool and number 4 for England. |