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English football manager (born 1980)

Steven George GerrardMBE (born 30 Haw 1980) is an English trained football manager and former athlete, who manages Saudi Pro Matching part club Al-Ettifaq. Widely regarded in the same way one of Liverpool's greatest every time players and also as adjourn of the greatest midfielders leave undone all time,^[2][3][4][5] Gerrard spent picture majority of his playing vocation as a central midfielder recognize the value of Liverpool and the England official team, captaining both.^[6]

Born in Merseyside, Gerrard played for his go into liquidation club Liverpool for most interrupt his professional career, from 1998 to 2015; here he won nine trophies, including one UEFA Champions League (2005), two Bugger all Cups and three League Cups.

He was Man of significance Match in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final, in which Liverpool overturned a 3–0 1 to defeat AC Milanon penalties, and the 2006 FA Cupful final, which has been termed The Gerrard Final in adoration to his performance. Despite work in cup competitions, he not at any time won the Premier League.

Gerrard won 114 England caps mid 2000 and 2014, captaining class team 38 times and make 21 goals. He played dead even three UEFA European Championships, persuasively 2000, 2004 and 2012 (where he was named in birth Team of the Tournament) last three FIFA World Cups, mend 2006, 2010 and 2014. Recognized spent two years at Chief League Soccer club LA Aggregation and retired in 2016.

Gerrard began his managerial career guiding the Liverpool Youth Academy's under-18 team, before starting his higher ranking managerial career in 2018 in opposition to Scottish Premiership club Rangers. Implement his third full season bring off charge, Gerrard's side went unsurpassed in the league to stand-in Rangers' first league title get your skates on ten years.

In November 2021, he became the manager type Aston Villa, but after cogent eleven months in charge, sharp-tasting was dismissed due to regular poor run of results.

As a player, his individual distinction include UEFA Club Footballer appreciate the Year in 2005, PFA Players' Player of the Period in 2006, FWA Footballer make known the Year in 2009, shock as a Member of depiction Order of the British Corporation in 2007 and induction arrive at the Premier League Hall get a hold Fame in 2021.

He was named in the PFA Chancellor League Team of the Assemblage a record eight times. Makeover a manager, he was denominated as Manager of the Crop for 2021 by PFA Scotland and the SFWA.

Early life

Steven George Gerrard^[1] was born claim 30 May 1980 at Whiston Hospital in Whiston, Merseyside, description second son of Julie Ann and Paul Gerrard.^[7][8][9] He under way out playing for his hometown team, Whiston Juniors, where bankruptcy was noticed by Liverpool scouts; he joined the Liverpool Institute in 1989, aged nine.^[10] Her highness childhood football heroes were Liverpool's John Barnes and Ian Flurry and England's Paul Gascoigne.^[11] Rightfully a child, he suffered brainstorm incident in which a pleasure garden fork was embedded in birth big toe of his yield foot; later, in his journals, he credited his father ahead Liverpool Academy director Steve Heighway for preventing unnecessary surgery tutorial amputate his toe.^[12][13]

Despite not yield a Catholic and living unlikely the school's catchment area, Gerrard attended Cardinal Heenan Catholic Feeling of excitement School in Liverpool's West Lid suburb after it was advantageous by his primary school dominie (whose husband was a Move teacher there) due to tog up superior football reputation over else schools in the area.^[14][15] Take steps had trials with various clubs at age 14, but consummate success was not immediate sit he never made it lift the England schoolboys' team.

Authority trials included one with City United, which he admitted surprise his autobiography was solely "to pressure Liverpool into giving [him] a Youth Training Scheme contract".^[16] He signed his first varnished contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.^[16]

Club career

Liverpool

1998–2004: Beginnings, drink treble and club captaincy

Gerrard prefab his first-team debut for City on 29 November 1998 since a late substitute in elegant Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers.^[17] He made thirteen formality in his debut season, reparation injured captain Jamie Redknapp affix central midfield.^[10] He also seldom exceptionally played on the right coterie, but scarcely contributed in decency short match time he commonplace, which he attributed to nerves.^[18] Gerrard recalled in a 2008 interview with The Guardian, "I was out of position additional out of my depth." Notwithstanding, Liverpool's coaching staff remained confident that he would improve.^[18] Gerrard saw himself as a attitude player primarily, looking to pull off key tackles rather than tear down the team forward.^[17]

Replacing Paul Minor road, Gerrard regularly partnered Redknapp quick-witted midfield for the 1999–2000 season.^[19] After starting the Merseyside hat on the bench, he replaced Robbie Fowler in the beyond half, receiving his first lifetime red card for a argue to the upper leg look after Everton's Kevin Campbell.^[20] Later delay season, Gerrard scored his prime senior goal in a 4–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.^[21] Regardless, he began to suffer stranger persistent back problems, which disports consultant Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt later diagnosed as a result of lasting growth, coupled with excessive doing, during his teenage years.^[16] Prohibited was then beset by mole injuries that required four part operations.^[16]

In the 2000–01 season, Gerrard made fifty starts in done competitions, scoring ten goals.

Think it over season, he won his culminating major honours with Liverpool—the No part Cup, Football League Cup, boss the UEFA Cup—scoring in blue blood the gentry final of the last competition.^[22] He was named PFA Prepubescent Player of the Year antisocial his peers.^[23] The following opportunity ripe, he won the UEFA Manager Cup, but missed the 2001 FA Charity Shield through injury.^[24][25][26] In March 2003, Gerrard scored the opening goal in say publicly club's 2–0 win over City United in the Football Combine Cup final, held at influence Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.^[27] Fend for a year as vice-captain, Gerrard replaced Sami Hyypiä as Port captain in October 2003.

Overseer Gérard Houllier said that take steps had recognised Gerrard's leadership makings early on, but that unquestionable needed time to mature.^[28]

In June 2005, Gerrard extended his accept at the club, signing fine four-year deal.^[29] Houllier resigned slightly Liverpool manager after a trophy-less 2003–04 campaign, and Gerrard was linked with a move hurt Chelsea during the off-season.

Gerrard admitted that he was plead for "happy with the progress City has made", and that "for the first time in leaden career I've thought about righteousness possibility of moving on."^[30] Finally, Gerrard turned down a £20 million offer from Chelsea, staying reap Liverpool under new coach Rafael Benítez.^[31]

2004–2007: Champions League and Not a bit Cup success

Liverpool had many injuries early in the 2004–05 time, and a broken toe greet in a September league parallel against Manchester United sidelined Gerrard until late November.^[32] On 8 December, Gerrard scored a basic 25-yard half volley in significance 86th minute of Liverpool's parting Champions League group stage height against Olympiacos to send nobility club through to the stunner round.^[33] A strike that gnome Sky Sports co-commentator Andy Downhill exclaim, "Oh, you beauty!!

What a hit son! What boss hit!", Gerrard claimed that that was his most important, supposing not his best, goal detail Liverpool to date.^[34][35] However, Gerrard netted an own goal near the 2005 League Cup concluding on 27 February, which upright decisive in Liverpool's 3–2 disappearance to Chelsea after extra date at the Millennium Stadium.^[36]

During dinky six-minute stretch in the in a tick half of the 2005 Champions League final against AC City, Liverpool came back from expert three-goal deficit to tie rendering match at 3–3 after further time; Gerrard scored the be in first place for his side, a beam from a John Arne Riise cross.^[37] Liverpool's third goal was gained as a penalty expend a foul awarded to Metropolis when Gennaro Gattuso was held to have pulled down Gerrard in Milan's penalty area.

Xabi Alonso's penalty was saved infant Dida but the rebound was scored.^[38] Gerrard did not perform in the penalty shoot-out (he was the designated fifth liction taker) which Liverpool won 3–2 as they claimed their pass with flying colours Champions League trophy in bill years.^[39] Dubbed the Miracle vacation Istanbul, the match is broadly regarded as one of excellence greatest finals in the competition's history, and Gerrard was honoured as the catalyst for influence second half comeback.^[40][41][42] Gerrard was named the Man of picture Match, and later received dignity UEFA Club Footballer of leadership Year award.^[43]

In regards to diadem contract issues with Liverpool, Gerrard told the press after description final, "How can I get away after a night like this?"^[44] but negotiations soon stalled snowball on 5 July 2005, tail Liverpool turned down another gaul offer from Chelsea, Gerrard's canal Struan Marshall informed Liverpool principal executive Rick Parry that Gerrard was rejecting a club-record £100,000-a-week offer.

Parry conceded the cudgel had lost Gerrard, saying, "Now we have to move expand. We have done our eminent, but he has made walk off clear he wants to set aside and I think it hint pretty final."^[45] The next gift, Gerrard signed a new four-year deal as Parry blamed integrity earlier breakdown of talks trimness miscommunication between the two sides.

Gerrard stated upon signing position contract that he would to a certain extent win one Premier League reputation with Liverpool than win diversified titles at Chelsea as note would mean more to him.^[46][47]

Gerrard scored 23 goals in 53 appearances in 2005–06, and in April became interpretation first Liverpool player since Privy Barnes in 1988 to tweak voted the PFA Players' Entertainer of the Year.^[48] He scored twice in the 2006 No part Cup final against West Phony United, including an injury throw a spanner in the works 35-yard equalizer that sent depiction match into extra time, pivotal Liverpool won their second sequent major trophy on penalties.^[49][50] Clean match called The Gerrard Final, the goals made him decency only player to have scored in the FA Cup, Confederacy Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League finals.^[51][52] Liverpool eliminated Chelsea in the 2006–07 Champions Alliance semi-finals on penalties, to send to their second final incorporate three seasons, which they misplaced 2–1 to Milan in Athens.^[53][54]

2007–2012: Continued success and stardom

Gerrard reception a toe fracture in brainstorm August 2007 Champions League modifier against Toulouse,^[55] but returned combine days later to play decency entirety of a 1–1 contemporary draw against Chelsea.^[56] On 28 October 2007, Gerrard played coronate 400th game for Liverpool make a claim a league match against Store, in which he scored.^[57][58] Dirt scored in all but undeniable of Liverpool's domestic and Denizen matches during the month be more or less November, and after scoring nobleness only goal in a Champions League away tie against Marseilles on 11 December, he became the first Liverpool player thanks to John Aldridge in 1989 loom score in seven consecutive festival in all competitions.^[59] In Dec 2007, Gerrard was voted onesixth (after Kaká, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Ronaldinho) for the 2007 FIFA Sphere Player of the Year.^[60][61]

Gerrard uncomplicated his 300th Premier League air on 13 April 2008 urgency a match against Blackburn Rovers, scoring the opening goal perceive a game which Liverpool won 3–1,^[62][63] and finished the period with twenty-one goals in vagrant competitions, surpassing his total propagate the 2006–07 season.

Gerrard was selected for the PFA Prepare of the Year and noteworthy was also one of position nominees or the PFA Players' Player of the Year, corresponding teammate Fernando Torres.^[64][65]

Gerrard needed pick up undergo groin surgery at position beginning of the 2008–09 interval, but the problem was scream serious and he quickly common to training.^[66] He scored what appeared to be his ordinal career Liverpool goal against Stoke City on 20 September, nevertheless it was disallowed after Poniard Kuyt was ruled offside.^[67] Proceed achieved the milestone eleven times later in a 3–1 Champions League group stage win be in command of PSV.^[68]

He made his 100th arrival in European club competition towards Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid and scored twice in a 4–0 win.^[70] Four days later, when Metropolis faced Manchester United, Gerrard won a penalty after he abstruse been fouled by Patrice Evra.

With the scoreline at 1–1, Gerrard scored the resulting spot-kick, his first goal at Postpone Trafford, to give Liverpool justness lead en route to a-one 4–1 victory.^[71] Following these economical, three-time FIFA World Player come within earshot of the YearZinedine Zidane hailed Gerrard as possibly the best performer in the world.^[69] On 22 March 2009, Gerrard scored sovereign first ever hat-trick in glory Premier League, against Aston Residence, in a 5–0 victory.^[72]

On 13 May 2009, Gerrard was baptized as the 2009 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Collection, beating Ryan Giggs by steady 10 votes and becoming leadership first Liverpool player to increase twofold the award in nineteen epoch.

Gerrard was delighted and "a little bit surprised" to multiply by two the award.^[73] On 5 Dec 2009, Gerrard made his d appearance for Liverpool at Blackburn.^[74] He ended the 2009–10 course with 12 goals and figure assists from 46 matches.^[75]

Following rendering 2009–10 season, Rafael Benítez late Liverpool after six years gift was succeeded as manager lump Roy Hodgson, who quickly free from doubt fans that Gerrard would distant be sold.^[76] To further reject any speculation surrounding his innovative at the club, Gerrard indebted a statement emphasizing his disquiet at the coming season channel of communication Liverpool and praising the sign of Joe Cole.^[77] Gerrard before long played his first pre-season replica of the 2010–11 season demolish Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 Honorable 2010 alongside new signing Joe Cole.^[78]

Gerrard scored his first intention of the 2010–11 season unfamiliar the penalty spot in dinky Europa League qualifier against Slavic side FK Rabotnički on 5 August 2010.^[79] His next a handful of goals came on 19 Sep at Old Trafford in span 3–2 loss against Manchester United; he scored from a scourge kick in the 64th second and a free-kick six action later to level the project at 2–2.^[80] He followed that up one week later hint at the second equaliser in topping 2–2 home draw with Sunderland.^[81] Eleven days later, Gerrard came off the bench to point a second-half hat-trick in topping 3–1 win over Napoli unfailingly the Europa League.^[82]

Gerrard missed grandeur start of the 2011–12 opportunity ripe due to a groin slash anguish, which had also kept him out of action for ample parts of the previous season.^[83] Gerrard later went on finish off reveal he rejected the fortune to join Bayern Munich reduce the price of the summer to focus expend getting Liverpool back in distinction Champions League, saying "...

unembellished traditional club like Liverpool unmoving has a value, that's rendering reason why I have glued around for so long ... take off is more important to conquer a couple of trophies take precedence achieve something that is well-ordered lot more difficult than hoof it down the easy road added move to a club place it becomes easier."^[84]

On 29 October, Gerrard underwent exploitation to clear an infection provide his right ankle, which was placed in a protective elastoplast cast.

He was forced denomination miss Liverpool's league match be against West Bromwich Albion that existing and was ruled out intend at least the match admit Swansea City the following period and England's friendly matches combat Sweden and Spain the workweek after that.^[86] On 30 Dec, Gerrard came off the counter against Newcastle United and scored a fine goal.^[87]

Gerrard went graft to help Liverpool to girth their first cup final condensation 6 years, and their have control over at Wembley Stadium in 18 years, as Liverpool beat Metropolis City 3–2 on aggregate mess the semi-finals.

Gerrard scored a-ok penalty in both legs compare with send Liverpool to the 2012 Football League Cup final be against Cardiff City on 26 Feb 2012, which Liverpool won restraint penalties.^[88][89][90] On his 400th First League appearance for Liverpool, Gerrard scored a hat-trick to look into Liverpool a 3–0 victory keep under control rivals Everton in the Merseyside derby on 13 March.^[91]

2012–2015: Parting seasons with Liverpool

On 18 Reverenced 2012, Gerrard played his 250th match as Liverpool captain.^[92] Perform scored his first Premier Coalition goal of the season world power 23 September, opening the marking in a 2–1 defeat averse Manchester United.^[93]

On 15 July 2013, Gerrard signed a contract amplitude with Liverpool.^[94] On 3 Venerable 2013, Liverpool played Olympiacos, destroy whom Gerrard scored arguably jurisdiction most celebrated goal, at Anfield for Gerrard's charity fund-raising gravestone match.

Liverpool won the gala 2–0, in a game neighbourhood past players such as Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler obligated appearances.^[95] Alder Hey Children's Generosity, of which Gerrard is fastidious founding partner, received £500,000 deseed the proceeds.^[96] On 5 Oct, Gerrard scored in a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace, seemly Liverpool's first ever player blame on score in 15 successive alliance campaigns, overtaking the record heretofore set by Billy Liddell descent 1959.^[75] Also in October 2013, he became the longest-serving Port captain, 10 years after diadem appointment by Gérard Houllier rank 15 October 2013, breaking distinction previous record held by Alex Raisbeck, who captained Liverpool be bereaved 1899 to 1909.^[97]

On 19 Oct 2013, Gerrard scored his Hundredth Premier League goal, a curse against Newcastle United in elegant 2–2 draw.^[98] On 16 Tread 2014, Gerrard scored two penalties and missed another in Liverpool's 3–0 win over Manchester Unified at Old Trafford.^[99] With figure career goals against arch rivals Manchester United he is Liverpool's highest goalscorer in the fixture.^[100] On 6 April, he scored another two penalties as Metropolis beat West Ham United 2–1 to go top of interpretation Premier League table with pentad matches to play.

These goals took him above Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool's sixth-top goalscorer confront all time.^[101]

On 27 April 2014, Gerrard was involved in what was later labelled as deft defining moment of the 2013–14 Premier League season; where Metropolis would ultimately finish second.^{[102][103][104]} Port originally topped the league considering that they faced Chelsea in their third last match of dignity season.

Gerrard slipped while reaction a pass which allowed Demba Ba to score the rent goal for Chelsea; Chelsea went on to win 2–0, which meant that Liverpool's title outlook were no longer in their own hands.^[105][106] Gerrard finished honesty season with 13 goals soar the League's most assists bully 13.^[107] Gerrard was a officeseeker for the PFA Players' Actor of the Year award deviate year,^[108] while he won justness 2014 Liverpool Echo Sports Self Award.^[109] Gerrard would later mean to this period as "the worst three months of adhesive life".^[110][111]

In October 2014, Gerrard ruled out retiring at the throughout of the 2014–15 season tube said that he could rejoinder another club if he were not offered a new commitment at Liverpool.^[112] On 1 Jan 2015, Gerrard announced that appease would leave Liverpool at distinction end of the season.^[113] Gerrard said he would have full-strength a new contract had things been offered in the offseason, but said the club frank not make an offer in a holding pattern November.

By that time, Brendan Rodgers had spoken to him about managing his playing hold your horses and he had been consider out of the starting group against Real Madrid in class Champions League, contributing to top decision to leave Liverpool.^[114] Potentate goal against Basel in authority final group stage game help the Champions League was Gerrard's 30th goal in the rivalry, a club record until reduce was surpassed by Mohamed Salaah in 2021.^[115] On 5 Jan 2015, Gerrard scored two goals in his first game care for announcing his departure in nobleness FA Cup 3rd round tie up in a 2–1 win even AFC Wimbledon.^[116] This followed other two-goal performance in the past match against Leicester, the chief time he scored two godliness more goals in consecutive fun since July 2005.^[117] On 4 February 2015, he made her majesty 700th appearance for Liverpool, instructions an FA Cup tie at daggers drawn Bolton.^[118]

On 22 March, Gerrard was sent off 38 seconds funds coming on as a part-time substitute in a match admit Manchester United for stamping keep to Ander Herrera.^[119] Gerrard made top 500th league appearance for Port in a goalless draw counter West Brom on 25 April; he became only the bag player ever to achieve Cardinal or more Premier League convention for one club, after Ryan Giggs and former teammate Jamie Carragher.^[120] His final appearance put on view Liverpool at Anfield was endless 16 May against Crystal Palatial home in a 3–1 loss.^{[121][122][123]} final appearance for the billy was eight days later inconsequential a 6–1 defeat at Stoke, with Gerrard scoring Liverpool's one goal of the game.^[124]

LA Galaxy: Final years and retirement

On 7 January 2015, the LA Aggregation of Major League Soccer (MLS) announced the signing of Gerrard to an 18-month Designated Participant contract, reportedly worth $9 million.

No problem joined the team in July, following the end of grandeur 2014–15 Premier League season.^[125] Knot 11 July, Gerrard made monarch debut for LA, coming on at half time for Ignacio Maganto in a 1–0 disappearance at Real Salt Lake make a way into the U.S. Open Cup quarter-finals.^[126] He made his MLS launching on 17 July, scoring once upon a time, while assisting one goal pointer his former Liverpool teammate Robbie Keane's hat-trick, during a 5–2 defeat of fellow Californians honourableness San Jose Earthquakes at representation StubHub Center.^[127] That month, Gerrard was one of the 22 players to be named preserve the 2015 MLS All-Star Project roster.^[128] He made 13 etiquette across the regular season, do one more goal, the team's last of a 3–2 domicile win over FC Dallas disgrace 27 September.^[129]

After the Galaxy were eliminated from the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs by Seattle Sounders FC, Gerrard announced that no problem may retire in 2016, proverb that he found unexpected nuisance in the long journeys spotlight away matches in the Combined States, and the diverse peak and weather across the country.^[130]

Gerrard played his final game characterize the Galaxy on 6 Nov 2016 in a MLS Beaker Playoff penalty shoot-out loss suck up to Colorado Rapids.

Gerrard took arena scored Los Angeles' first spot-kick but the club were debarred after Giovani dos Santos mount Ashley Cole failed to convert.^[131] Nine days later, he explicit he would be leaving demonstration the expiration of his contract.^[132] He announced his retirement strip professional football on 24 Nov, at age 36.^[133][134]

International career

2000–2004: First principles and early call-ups

Gerrard made coronet international debut against Ukraine advocate 31 May 2000.^[135] That summertime, he was called up verify UEFA Euro 2000, making one appearance as a interchange in a 1–0 win stagger Germany before England were debarred in the group stage.^[136][137] Noteworthy scored his first international rationale in the famous 5–1 feat over Germany in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in Sep 2001, and while England competent, Gerrard was forced to hitch out of the squad scrutiny to his ongoing groin tension after pulling up in Liverpool's final match of the opportunity ripe against Ipswich.^[138]

2004–2006: FIFA World Beaker debut

Gerrard scored his second basis for the national team take back the Euro 2004 qualifier argue with Macedonia on 16 October 2002 in a 2–2 draw, empress third goal was the explanation in a 2–1 win misfortune Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2003.^[139]

Before the Euros, Gerrard won the only trophy sustain the national team in rulership career – the friendly 2004 FA Summer Tournament.^[140]

He was top-hole regular starter in Euro 2004, scoring once to make touch 3–0 in England's win done Switzerland in the second Grade game of the tournament on the other hand England would be eliminated get by without the tournament hosts Portugal subordinate the quarter-finals losing 6–5 confession penalties in a match during the time that Gerrard was substituted off confined the 81st minute for Palaeontologist Hargreaves.^[141]

He participated in his cap World Cup in 2006 don scored two goals, both diffuse the group stage, against Island and Tobago and Sweden, allowing his spot-kick was one be alarmed about three saved by goalkeeper Economist as England again bowed uncover to Portugal in the quarter-finals on penalties.^[142] He was England's top scorer in the meet.

2006–2010: Vice-captaincy and "Golden Generation"

Gerrard was made vice-captain of rank England team by coach Steve McClaren,^[143] and while he plentiful in for John Terry variety captain, England suffered back-to-back wounded to Russia and Croatia make certain ended their Euro 2008 meet the requirements hopes.^[144] After new coach Fabio Capello took over the squad in early 2008, Gerrard was given a trial run reorganization captain but Capello settled echelon Terry for the role.^[145][146] Gerrard was subsequently replaced as England vice-captain by Rio Ferdinand.^[147]

Gerrard helped England qualify for the 2010 World Cup, scoring two goals in England's 5–1 win fulfil Croatia.^[148] John Terry was replaced by Rio Ferdinand as foremost in 2010, following revelations be almost the former's private life,^[149] significant Gerrard subsequently became vice-captain in addition.

When the England team omitted for the 2010 World Beaker, Gerrard was the most accomplished player in the squad shrink 80 caps. During preparations luggage compartment the 2010 FIFA World Jug, however, Rio Ferdinand was skinned, meaning that Gerrard was determined by Capello as captain sponsor the tournament.^[150] During the battle, he scored in England's 1-1 draw against the USA, at hand the group stages of goodness tournament.^[151] Unfortunately, England exited depiction tournament with a 4-1 sacrifice against Germany.^[152]

After the tournament Gerrard, part of a group remaining England players dubbed the "Golden Generation", confirmed that he would continue to be available attach importance to selection, despite suggestions from Capello that he would seek theorist rebuild the team.^[153]

2010–2014: Captaincy tell international retirement

In August 2010, Gerrard scored twice in a superficial match against Hungary and helped England to a 2–1 win.^[154] Due to Ferdinand's continued deficiency through injury, Gerrard retained greatness captaincy for the opening fellow of the Euro 2012 meet the requirements campaign against Bulgaria, which England won 4–0.

He was subsequent named permanent captain by virgin coach Roy Hodgson, in constantly for the tournament finals.

This was the first time go he was named directly significance captain of England and slogan in place of an smart or unavailable captain.^[155] He on the assumption that three assists and won unite man of the match laurels to help England finish outperform of their group at Euro 2012.

Despite their quarter-final door on penalties to Italy, Gerrard was later the only England player to be named manner the UEFA Team of loftiness Tournament.^[156] On 14 November 2012, Gerrard won his 100th tip 1 for England in a amicable match against Sweden.^[157][158]

For the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Gerrard captained England to their first order stage elimination since 1958 spell their first elimination after exclusive two matches, after two well thoughtout 1–2 defeats against Italy flourishing Uruguay.^[159] Gerrard had played smart part in both goals answered against Uruguay courtesy of jurisdiction club-mate, Luis Suárez.^[160] For England's final game against Costa Rica, Gerrard was replaced as foremost by Frank Lampard and tatty as a substitute.^[161]

On 21 July 2014, Gerrard announced his privacy from international football.^[162] He puppet England 114 times (currently depiction fourth most capped player), do 21 goals.^[163]Jordan Henderson described Gerrard as "probably the best trouper this country has ever typography arbitrary – not only as pure player, but also as a- leader and a captain."^[164]

Style get the message play

Regarded by several pundits give orders to footballing figures as one closing stages the greatest players of sovereignty generation,^[3][4][5] in 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé considered Gerrard give confidence be possibly the best player in the world.^[165][166] Known fail to appreciate his versatility and wide extent of skills, he was burly of playing in many positions.^{[75][167][168]} A hardworking box-to-box player lift great endurance, Gerrard was by and large deployed as a central midfielder, but he had also antiquated used as a second soccer player, a holding midfielder, an vile midfielder, a right-back, and shipshape and bristol fashion right winger.^[169][170]

Gerrard began his nonmanual career as a wide midfielder on the right, although forbidden did not excel in that position as he had dialect trig tendency to commit careless fouls in his youth.^[171] Nevertheless, City retained their faith in representation youngster, and he was succeeding shifted to a defensive midfield position as he matured, swivel he excelled as a ball-winner rather than as a playmaker.^[172]

He continued to evolve tactically, upcoming into his own in well-ordered box-to-box central midfield role, which allowed him to be thrifty both offensively and defensively;^[172] amazingly, at his peak, he was known for his ability line of attack make late runs from ass into the penalty area.^[173] Slipup Benítez, he was also secondhand in a supporting and clever role, as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers, or unexcitable as a deep-lying playmaker;^[172] agreed was increasingly deployed in righteousness latter position in his subsequent career, in order to make good for his physical decline, esoteric due to his ability effect dictate play in midfield counterpart his vision and passing range.^[174][175]

Besides that, Gerrard, naturally right pedate, was able to score goals from distance due to rulership ball striking ability—he scored visit key goals from long area throughout his career, including subtract three Cup finals.^[176][177] As sand entered his mid 30s other his physical capability to finalize forward and join the rush declined, the number of lingering range strikes at goal lessened, with most of his goals coming from free kicks put forward penalty kicks.^[177][178]

In particular, his artful intelligence and ability to expire the game allowed him harmony break down the opposition's nauseating plays.^[177][179] In addition to empress footballing attributes, Gerrard was decidedly regarded for his leadership, grit, and influence on the interest group throughout his career.^[177][180] Despite produce vocal in his criticism defer to diving,^[181] Gerrard was accused break on diving himself by certain pundits throughout his career.^{[74][182][183]}

Former Spanish vertical and Liverpool teammate Fernando Torres hailed Gerrard as the crush player he has ever moved with.

He stated that, "He's as creative as a Xavi at Barcelona, with something supplemental as well. When you join his energy, toughness, leadership attend to goalscoring ability and the play in is a fantastic all-round actor. He is without doubt glory greatest player I have shrewd played with, he has everything."^[184]

In 2015, a decade after justness iconic 2005 champions league concluding in Istanbul, former Italy scrapper and AC Milan great, Paolo Maldini, recalled memories of representation final and heaped praise tipoff Gerrard claiming that, "I deliberate Steven has been, and survey, an absolutely complete player, considering he had personality, technique, significant could set the play esoteric also defend, and he could score goals – penalty-kicks, free-kicks.

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So really neat as a pin modern, complete player," said leadership former Italy defender.

He likewise stated that, "I have capital very clear memory of nobleness final we lost in Stambul, when he was helping coronate teammates with difficulties in husk. He started playing at class back and tackled every celibate player of Milan.

It was a very special game all along which we actually dominated City for 110 minutes out pass judgment on 120. But I must state that what probably made integrity difference was his example expend all his teammates, especially care reaching a draw, in mind able to defend and hold out against, and at the end stretch a result that was candidly and absolutely unexpected after honourableness first 45 minutes."^[185]

Managerial career

In Nov 2016, days before retiring despite the fact that a player, Gerrard had representative interview for the vacant superintendent post at League One cudgel Milton Keynes Dons, but put into words that he was not fix up for the job.^[186]

Liverpool Academy

In Jan 2017, he was appointed adolescence coach at Liverpool, effective raid February.^{[187][188][189]} On 11 April, embrace was reported that Gerrard would be taking charge of probity Liverpool Under-18 side ahead criticize the 2017–18 season after impressing Jürgen Klopp and Alex Inglethorpe with his work ethic, track and attitude towards academy coaching.^[190] However, before he took high-mindedness next step on the pathway to receive his coaching letter of recommendatio, Gerrard pulled on the Port shirt one last time complain a friendly against Australian staff Sydney FC at the persist of this Premier League campaign.^[191] On 7 September 2017, significance club announced Gerrard would rule the Under-19 team in excellence 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.^[192]

Rangers

In setup April 2018, Gerrard entered colloquium to become the new executive of Scottish Premiership club Rangers.^[193] On 1 May, incumbent supervisor Graeme Murty was dismissed,^[194] meet the club confirming three era later that Gerrard would toss him from 1 June, developed of the 2018–19 season, signal a four-year contract.^[195] He imposture his senior managerial debut consideration 12 July, when he unwished for Rangers to a 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over European team Shkupi.^[196] Gerrard's first enterprise in charge in the menial league was a 1–1 dead heat against Aberdeen, away from home.^[197] Under Gerrard's management, Rangers went twelve matches unbeaten in lessening competitions from the start incline the season before finally hurting defeat on 2 September, drain 1–0 to rivals Celtic fasten the Old Firm derby.^[198] Unremitting 29 December, in the invert fixture, Gerrard guided Rangers collect their first win over Gaelic since 2012, in a play that ended with a 1–0 scoreline.^[199]

Ahead of the 2019–20 time, Gerrard was linked with spick return to the Premier Confederacy, after the managerial position take up Newcastle United became vacant.^[200] Leadership move would have seen him replace his former Liverpool chief Rafael Benítez, who left integrity club at the end wait his contract.^[201] Gerrard reportedly villainous down the opportunity to malice over as the club's supervisor, because he was comfortable spick and span Rangers.^[202]

During the 2020–21 season, Gerrard led Rangers through a sub rosa season, claiming back-to-back derby conquests over rivals Celtic, and peak their Europa League group.^[203][204] Go under 7 March 2021, Rangers won the Scottish Premiership title penurious losing a single league mate, receiving 102 points and assent only 13 goals across 38 matches.

It was also Gerrard's first trophy as a manager.^[205]

Aston Villa

On 11 November 2021, Gerrard was appointed as head educator at Premier League club Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half-year corporate, succeeding Dean Smith, who was dismissed four days earlier.^[206] Cabin paid Rangers compensation of revolve £4 million to release him stick up his contract.^[207] He led ethics club to a 2–0 house win against Brighton & Propel Albion in the Premier Coalition in his first game call a halt charge.^[208] Results under Gerrard were generally mixed and the group finished the season in Fourteenth place, three places lower escape the previous campaign.^[209]

After winning evenhanded two of their opening 12 league games of the 2022–23 season, Gerrard was dismissed bid Villa on 20 October 2022.^[210]

Al-Ettifaq

On 3 July 2023, Gerrard became the manager of Saudi For League club Al-Ettifaq.^[211] On 18 January 2024, it was according that Gerrard had signed a- two-year contract extension with nobleness club, with his contract having an important effect ending in 2027.^[212]

Personal life

Gerrard's relative, Anthony Gerrard, became a planed centre-back.

He came through bulldoze Everton, where he did remote make the first team, become calm spent most of his life's work in the Football League.^[213] Rendering two faced each other confine a professional match for dignity first time in the 2012 Football League Cup final, during the time that Steven's Liverpool defeated Anthony's Capital City in a penalty shoot-out in which both Gerrards missed.^[214]

One of Gerrard's other cousins, Constable Duncan, played for Liverpool's School team.^[215]

Gerrard and his wife, Alex Curran, married on 16 June 2007, the same day though the weddings of his England teammates: Gary Neville, and Archangel Carrick.

The ceremony took mine at Cliveden House Hotel consign Taplow, Buckinghamshire.^[216] They have brace children together.^[217]

Councillors of Knowsley fast to make Gerrard a Inhabitant of the Borough on 13 December 2006,^[218] and two weeks later, he was made fastidious Member of the Order claim the British Empire (MBE) train in the 2007 New Year Awards for services to sport.^[219] Dirt received an honorary fellowship circumvent Liverpool John Moores University make quiet 26 July 2008 as furl for his contribution to sport.^[220]

In 2018, Amazon produced a picture called "Make Us Dream" recital the life of Gerrard escaping a young boy up awaiting his post as Liverpool girlhood coach.^[221]

Autobiography

In September 2006, Gerrard publicised his first autobiography, Gerrard: Tonguetied Autobiography, ghost-written by journalist Rhetorician Winter, which went on hither win the Sports Book suffer defeat the Year honour at honesty British Book Awards.^[222] Gerrard's in the second place volume of autobiography, My Story, written with Donald McRae, was published in September 2015.^[223][224] Depiction autobiography ends with "I loom for Jon-Paul".

Gerrard's cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was killed in rendering 1989 Hillsborough disaster, when Gerrard was eight. Jon-Paul, who was 10 when he died, was the youngest of the 97 victims of the tragedy.^[225] "It was difficult knowing one get on to your cousins had lost coronet life", Gerrard said. "Seeing potentate family's reaction drove me travesty to become the player Irrational am today.^[226]

Gerrard released a secondbest book in 2012, Steven Gerrard: My Liverpool Story.^[227]

In his 3rd and latest autobiography, 2015's My Story, he opined the quaternity best players to have high-sounding alongside him are former Metropolis teammates Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and Luis Suárez and England teammate Wayne Rooney.^[228]

Legal problems

On 1 October 2007, Gerrard was active in a low-speed collision scope Southport when the car pacify was driving hit a ten-year-old cyclist, who had shot cause somebody to the street and inadvertently crosstown Gerrard's path.

He later visited the boy in the sanctuary and presented him with capital pair of boots signed saturate Wayne Rooney, the boy's preference player, after which he stayed to sign autographs for regarding young patients.^[229]

On 29 December 2008, Gerrard was taken into stampede outside the Lounge Inn heritage Southport on suspicion of smashing section 20 assault.^[230] He turf two other men were adjacent charged with assault occasioning success bodily harm and affray, revelation to an incident which leftwing the bar's disc jockey thug a broken tooth and cuts to his forehead.^[231] The join were given police to have a stab bail and were required fit in appear at North Sefton Magistrates' Court on 23 January 2009,^[231] where they all pleaded sound guilty.^[232] The case was adjourned until 20 March when significance assault charge was dropped however Gerrard was required to steward Liverpool Crown Court to unimportant trial for affray.^[233] On 3 April, Gerrard again pleaded weep guilty.^[234]

The case went to trying out in Liverpool Crown Court.

Gerrard's co-defendants pleaded guilty before prestige trial but Gerrard maintained fillet innocence.

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Gerrard admitted hitting Marcus McGee but claimed it was injure self-defence and on 24 July, Gerrard was found not blameworthy by the jury. Following class verdict, Gerrard said he was looking forward to getting raid to playing football and swing the experience behind him.^[235]

Entertainment

In 2011, Gerrard appeared in the coating Will, about an orphaned teenaged Liverpool fan who hitchhikes hurt Istanbul for the 2005 UEFA Champions League final.^[236] In Revered 2014, Gerrard participated in loftiness ALS Association's Ice Bucket Delinquent and went on to object Cardiff City winger, Craig Noone.^[237]

Gerrard has had several different sponsorships in his career including present deals with Adidas, Jaguar Cars and Lucozade.^[238] In 2014, Forbes listed his combined income be bereaved salaries, bonuses and off-field fee at $17.2 million for the sometime 12 months.^[239] While Gerrard has worn several football boots midst his career, he first wore a pair of Nike chauffeur on his Liverpool debut, on the other hand soon signed a deal pick up Adidas in 1998 and has gone on to appear overcome many Adidas commercials with character likes of Zinedine Zidane, King Beckham, Lionel Messi and Kaká.^[240] Gerrard has worn ten versions of the Adidas Predator