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Steven Gerrard
 Gerrard as Rangers manager in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven George Gerrard | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ettifaq (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2015 | Liverpool | 504 | (120) |
| 2015–2016 | LA Galaxy | 34 | (5) |
| Total | 538 | (125) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2014 | England | 114 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool U18/U19 | ||
| 2018–2021 | Rangers | ||
| 2021–2022 | Aston Villa | ||
| 2023– | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq. Widely regarded as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players and also as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,[2][3][4][5] Gerrard spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team, captaining both.[6]
Born in Merseyside, Gerrard played for his local club Liverpool for most of his professional career, from 1998 to 2015; here he won nine trophies, including one UEFA Champions League (2005), two FA Cups and three League Cups. He was Man of the Match in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final, in which Liverpool overturned a 3–0 deficit to defeat AC Milan on penalties, and the 2006 FA Cup final, which has been termed The Gerrard Final in homage to his performance. Despite success in cup competitions, he never won the Premier League. Gerrard won 114 England caps between 2000 and 2014, captaining the team 38 times and scoring 21 goals. He played at three UEFA European Championships, in 2000, 2004 and 2012 (where he was named in the Team of the Tournament) and three FIFA World Cups, in 2006, 2010 and 2014. He spent two years at Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and retired in 2016.
Gerrard began his managerial career managing the Liverpool Youth Academy's under-18 team, before starting his senior managerial career in 2018 with Scottish Premiership club Rangers. In his third full season in charge, Gerrard's side went unbeaten in the league to win Rangers' first league title in ten years. In November 2021, he became the manager of Aston Villa, but after just eleven months in charge, he was dismissed due to a poor run of results.
As a player, his individual awards include UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 2005, PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2006, FWA Footballer of the Year in 2009, appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2007 and induction into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. He was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year a record eight times. As a manager, he was named as Manager of the Year for 2021 by PFA Scotland and the SFWA.
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- ^ Evans, Tony (29 November 2016). "Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes examples of post-retirement hype". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Tong, Kobe (30 June 2020). "Steven Gerrard voted Liverpool's greatest ever player out of 16 club legends". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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