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Steven George Gerrard is an English professional football manager and a former player who most recently managed Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time and one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Gerrard spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team, captaining both.
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“His story is one of those stories to be told, one of those fairytales - just like it happened to me - to be narrated to your children and grandchildren.”
“He’s been a reference to all his team-mates throughout the years and is now in history for such a brilliant career at his club for all his life.”
“He’ll absolutely be remembered as one of the greats; for me, he is already one of them. There are so many things [that are good about Steven Gerrard]. He is so inspirational. In the key moments he has that difference – a spark that is difficult to define.”
“Steven Gerrard would be the captain of my World XI dream team.”
“I’d have to say Gerrard. At times you know he got us through games, at the period where we lost a lot of players like yourself, Rio, Becks. It was me, Stevie and Frank left. Stevie pulled us through a lot of games then.”
“The best player ever you’ve played with for England?”
“Since I was little I had this thing about Steven Gerrard,”
“But to me, Stevie's on a different level than anything I've seen or played with and as you've said, I'm not blowing smoke up my a***, I've played with some great Man United players, Liverpool players, Real Madrid, England.”
“And he does it week in, week out for Liverpool.”
“Personally, I think Gerrard is England’s greatest ever player. I wish him a happy retirement”
“He was physically the most difficult opponent to handle. He was the box-to-box player, he could be on his right or left, shooting from the outside of his boot. He was a machine.”
“Cristiano is a great player. But Steven Gerrard is, for me, one of the very best in the world. For the job he performs, for me, he is one of the greatest.”
“Put it this way. If i'm saying tomorrow rewind the clock, you're going into battle now, you're playing in the Champions League final, who's your first pick? I'd have Steven Gerrard as my first pick out of anyone.”
“I was glad that the Chelsea fans applauded Gerrard. It was just for a few seconds, but it did show that as fans we can look beyond our club rivalries when necessary. I don’t think it ever happened to me. Maybe when I got substituted at my testimonial! As a season-ticket holder in the Stretford End, I would have applauded Steven off the pitch – albeit just the once. There would have been a few in the seats around me who would object. But just as many who would have done the same.”
“He was someone in my hometown when we used to watch the highlights of the Premier League he used to score these screamers from outside the box, and running into space, and he used to be everywhere and I used to look up to him a lot.”
“How can I leave after a night like this?”
This Is Anfield: Steven Gerrard: ‘It’s tough to play for Liverpool – but the bad days are worth it’
Goal: «Simplemente no ocurrió»: Gary McAllister explica las dificultades de Steven Gerrard en el Aston Villa tras un inicio marcado por las lesiones
Rush The Kop: Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield confirmed as Liverpool legend takes major new role
Yahoo: Trevor Noah's Fan Moment with Steven Gerrard at Google Event
Zamin.uz: Reasons Behind Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa Failure Revealed
Zamin.uz: Revelan las razones del fracaso de Steven Gerrard en el Aston Villa
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Joe.co.uk: Steven Gerrard lands new broadcast role ahead of Premier League season
GhanaSoccernet: "IT'S DISGUSTING!" Rangers Fan Calls for STEVEN GERRARD to RETURN After Europa League Exit!
The Star: Football: Gerrard, Del Piero to headline AllStar Legends clash in Bukit Jalil
talkSPORT: Steven Gerrard wanted for Rangers return after disastrous Europa League exit
Daily Star: Steven Gerrard's no.2 reveals where Liverpool icon's career went wrong as he bags new job
GB News: Steven Gerrard lands new job days before Premier League season
The Mirror: Steven Gerrard lands new job as career takes a twist before Premier League season
facebook.com: Steven Gerrard lands huge permanent job days before Premier League season
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Tribuna.com: ‘He phoned me at that time’: Steven Gerrard reveals discreet role he played in Virgil van Dijk’s move to Liverpool
The Sun: England legend Steven Gerrard, 46, handed biggest TV role yet ahead of new Premier League season
liverpool.com: Steven Gerrard played secret role in Virgil van Dijk picking Liverpool over Man City
The Mirror: Steven Gerrard's call to Virgil van Dijk that saw Liverpool win Man City transfer battle
dailyrecord.co.uk: Scott McTominay touted for Liverpool transfer as ex Man Utd coach likens Scotland hero to Steven Gerrard
Liverpool Echo: Steven Gerrard played secret role in Virgil van Dijk Liverpool transfer - 'So intense'
Liverpool FC: Explicado: La «masiva» llamada telefónica de 2017 entre Steven Gerrard y Virgil van Dijk
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Lilly gave birth to Gerrard's first grandchild, Lila in July 2025.
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (February 2021).
Won: Scottish Premiership with Rangers (2020–21).
Won award: SPFL Premiership Manager of the Year (2020–21).
Won Premier League Hall of Fame (2021).
Won award: PFA Scotland Manager of the Year (2020–21).
Won award: LMA Special Achievement Award (2020–21).
Won award: SFWA Manager of the Year (2020–21).
Won: Premier League Hall of Fame with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2021).
“Of course, Lampard was pretty amazing, Scholes the classic. But I'll have Gerrard.”
Joined Aston Villa in 2021.
Runner-up: Scottish League Cup with Rangers (2019–20).
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (August 2020).
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (November 2020).
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (October 2020).
“¿Cómo puedo pensar en dejar Liverpool después de una noche como ésta?”
“Dos finales en tres años, nada mal para un equipo chico.”
“But there's that and there's the actual practicalities of playing on a big pitch where you need size, strength, substance, running ability, all these things. And if you play one v one, you against you, Stevie against any of the names that you've played, I think he would eat them for dinner.”
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (September 2019).
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (April 2019).
Won award: Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month (December 2019).
“One of my toughest but most sporting opponents. An example on and off the pitch. Good luck Steven #Gerrard @LFC“ https://twitter.com/nesta/status/599613168541933568?lang=en Alessandro Nesta On Twitter (May 2015) “Toughest opponent in the Premier League?”
In 2018, Amazon produced a documentary called Make Us Dream detailing the life of Gerrard from a young boy up until his post as Liverpool youth coach.
Amazon produced a documentary called Make Us Dream detailing the life of Gerrard from a young boy up until his post as Liverpool youth coach
“Best player I’ve played against in the Premier League? Steven Gerrard. Stevie G for the amount of consistency over the years. When Stevie was on it at Anfield he had everything. He was physical, he could run past you, he could shoot, he had everything.”
Joined Rangers in 2018.
Won: English Football Hall of Fame with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2017).
“Steven Gerrard probably edges it as the best I have played against, for his consistency over the years”
Saying that he found unexpected difficulty in the long journeys to away matches in the United States, and the diverse altitude and weather across the country
Won: MLS All-Star with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2015).
Won award: PFA Merit Award (2015).
Played for LA Galaxy (2015–2016) — 34 appearances, 5 goals.
A decade after the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul, former Italy defender and AC Milan great, Paolo Maldini, recalled memories of the game and heaped praise on Gerrard claiming that, "I think Steven has been, and
“The best midfielder I would say is Steven Gerrard. I really rate him as a player and as a man.”
“We beat Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield and Raul came up and asked if he’d go to Real Madrid in that summer, so that is how strong the feeling was from Real Madrid – the actual captain asking if he’d sign! We used get that type of thing plenty of times!”
“I have said in the past that at his peak he was the best in the world. I think it was the summer of 2004 I was having a conversation with Florentino (Perez) and I told him I wanted him to partner me in midfield for Madrid. I know the club tried twice but he wouldn’t leave Liverpool. Not many players turn down Real Madrid but I think that tells you a lot about the loyalty of the man.”
“If I have to say one - and I really enjoyed playing against - I would say Steven Gerrard.”
“Alex Ferguson is obviously one of the most successful coaches the game has ever had. But I did find his comments about Steven Gerrard very strange. To say he is not a top player is wrong. For two or three years, Steven Gerrard was the best midfield player in the world. Even now he is playing at a high level for Liverpool and England.”
“Steven Gerrard is for sure one of my favourite enemies and for sure my dear enemy, the one who made me a better manager. To stop him or try to stop him has been very, very difficult. I lost against him, I won, I drew, I was happy. I am very sad it’s the last day against him. He’s had an amazing career with his (own) people. He refused to play in other big clubs, other big leagues to play only for Liverpool and this is a feeling that stays together.”
“I would have in my team any top technically-gifted player. John Barnes was one, Paul Gascoigne another. Gerrard could have played for Barcelona, as could Lampard. They're players with top-quality technique. Here we prioritise technique over the physical aspect of the game. So a lot of English players could play for Barcelona.”
Won: Most assists in the Premier League with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2013–14).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (March 2014).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2013–14).
Forbes listed his combined income from salaries, bonuses and off-field earnings at $17
Gerrard switched boot silos to the Nitrocharge 1
Won the English Football League Cup with Liverpool (2011-2012).
Runner-up: FA Cup with Liverpool (2011–12).
Won: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2012).
Won award: FA England Player of the Year Award (2012).
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2011–12).
The two faced each other in a professional match for the first time in the 2012 Football League Cup final, when Steven's Liverpool defeated Anthony's Cardiff City in a penalty shoot-out in which both Gerrards missed.
Steven Gerrard: My Liverpool Story
Gerrard appeared in the film Will, about an orphaned young Liverpool fan who hitchhikes to Istanbul for the 2005 UEFA Champions League final
Following revelations about the former's private life, and Gerrard subsequently became vice-captain again
Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (2008–09).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2008–09).
Won award: Liverpool Player of the Season (2009).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (March 2009).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2008–09).
Awarded FWA Footballer of the Year (2009).
Won: ESM Team of the Year with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2008–09).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI (2009).
Zinedine Zidane and Pelé considered Gerrard to be possibly the best footballer in the world
“He was a fantastic player who had the qualities that every midfielder dreams of. He scored goals, he could pass. He had commitment and motivation.”
Won: Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2008).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI (2008).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2007–08).
He received an honorary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University on 26 July 2008 as recognition for his contribution to sport.
On 29 December 2008, Gerrard was taken into custody outside the Lounge Inn in Southport on suspicion of a section 20 assault.
“He's one of the players I would have loved to coach, and I thought about him so many times in the past when I was at Milan. But it was impossible because he was very much linked with Liverpool. We had sounded him out but Gerrard's bond with Liverpool was unbreakable. I don't remember exactly what year it was but we did try. Of course, I wanted to pair him up with Pirlo, it was a fantastic combination. Putting Gerrard in midfield with Pirlo. It would have been fantastic.”
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2006–07).
Won award: Liverpool Player of the Season (2007).
Won award: Liverpool Fans Online Player of the Season (2007).
Won award: Member of the Order of the British Empire (2007).
Won award: FA England Player of the Year Award (2007).
Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2007).
Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Liverpool (2006–07).
Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI (2007).
“I would say he is the hardest player to play against in midfield because he's got everything. He is a very complete midfield player. He's the stand-out one in England. Maybe when we play Arsenal and they are sometimes on top form, you could pick one of their players but Gerrard is the main one for me. Stevie is one of the best players in the England team and probably in the world to be honest, so it's always nice to play with great players and against them as well.”
On 1 October 2007, Gerrard was involved in a low-speed collision in Southport when the car he was driving hit a ten-year-old cyclist, who had shot into the street and inadvertently crossed Gerrard's path.
Gerrard wrote that Liverpool lost a crucial stabilising presence, and that communication between players and manager began to suffer
Gerrard and his wife, Alex Curran, married on 16 June 2007, the same day as the weddings of his England teammates: Gary Neville, and Michael Carrick.
Won the English FA Cup with Liverpool (2005-2006).
Won the English FA Community Shield with Liverpool (2006).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (April 2006).
Won award: Liverpool Player of the Season (2006).
Won award: PFA Players' Player of the Year (2005–06).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2005–06).
Won award: FA Cup final Man of the Match (2006).
Won: FA Community Shield with Liverpool (2006).
Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (2005–06).
Awarded PFA Players' Player of the Year (2006).
Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2006).
Councillors of Knowsley voted to make Gerrard a Freeman of the Borough on 13 December 2006, and two weeks later, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for services to sport.
And scored two goals, both in the group stage, against Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden, although his spot-kick was one of three saved by goalkeeper Ricardo as England again bowed out to Portugal in the quarter-finals on p
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2004–05).
Won award: Liverpool Fans Online Player of the Season (2005).
Won award: UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (2005).
Runner-up: FIFA Club World Championship with Liverpool (2005).
Won: UEFA Champions League final Man of The Match with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2005).
Won: FIFA Club World Championship Silver Ball with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (2005).
Won: UEFA Champions League with Liverpool (2004–05).
Won award: Onze d'Argent (2005).
Won award: UEFA Team of the Year (2005).
Runner-up: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2004–05).
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
“I have played alongside some of the greatest footballers of my generation, but there is only one ex-team-mate I would rate higher than Steven Gerrard. The biggest compliment I can give him is he is second only to Zinedine Zidane in terms of his world-class status.”
Won award: Liverpool Player of the Season (2004).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (December 2004).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2003–04).
“Steven Gerrard is undoubtedly a world class player and I wish he'd played for United. I went on a tapping-up mission at Euro 2004 when I knew Chelsea were trying to take advantage of Liverpool being in turmoil. 'Come play for United,’ I said one day to Steven when we were in the hotel. 'The fans will take to you in no time.' He just laughed, and said: 'I’ll do it if you go to Anfield.'”
Won the English Football League Cup with Liverpool (2002-2003).
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2002–03).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (March 2003).
Won the English FA Cup with Liverpool (2000-2001).
Won award: PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2000–01).
Won: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
Won award: PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2000–01).
Won: Premier League Player of the Month with UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (March 2001).
Won award: PFA Young Player of the Year (2000–01).
Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
Won: UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool (2001).
Won: UEFA Cup with Liverpool (2000–01).
Played for England men's national association football team (2000–2014) — 114 appearances, 21 goals.
2004, and 2012 (where he was named in the Team of the Tournament) and three FIFA World Cups, in 2006, 2010, and 2014
Joined England in 2000.
Played for England national under-21 association football team (1999–2000) — 4 appearances, 1 goals.
Played for Liverpool F.C. (1998–2015) — 504 appearances, 120 goals.
Joined Liverpool in 1998.
And has gone on to appear in many Adidas commercials with the likes of Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Lionel Messi and Kaká
To score in seven consecutive games in all competitions
Joined Liverpool in 1989.
To be voted the PFA Players' Player of the Year
Born 1980-05-30.
Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2000 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2012 (tournament / event).
Studied at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School.
Career landmark: Participated in 2010 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2006 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 2004 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 2014 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).