Steven George Gerrard (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.
Gerrard, who has spent his entire
career at Anfield, made his début in 1998 and cemented his place in the first
team in 2000, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as team captain in 2003. His honours
include two FA Cups, three League Cups, two Community Shields, one Champions
League, one UEFA Cup, and two Super Cups.
Gerrard made his international
debut in 2000, and has since represented England at the 2000 and 2004 European
Championships, as well as the 2006 World Cup – where he was the team's top
goalscorer with two goals – and the 2010 World Cup, where he first captained
his country in the absence of regular captain Rio Ferdinand, who missed the
tournament through injury. He was named as the permanent England captain
shortly before the 2012 European Championship, where he was named in the UEFA
Team of the Tournament.
Gerrard is widely regarded as one
of the greatest English footballers ever, as well as one of the best
midfielders of his generation. He has been described as "A real leader of
men, Gerrard is a tireless runner and has superb vision. His striking from
distance is feared around the world and he is a prolific scorer for a
midfielder." Gerrard came second only to Kenny Dalglish in the "100
Players Who Shook The Kop" – a Liverpool fan poll.Zinedine Zidane said in
2009 that he considered Gerrard one of the best footballers in the world. In
2005, Gerrard was honoured as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and won the
Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. Additionally, he has been named to the PFA Team of
the Year seven times, the UEFA Team of the Year and FIFA World XI three times,
and was named the FWA Footballer of the Year in 2009. In 2010, The Guardian
named Gerrard to their World XI team, which compiled the greatest footballers
of all time onto one squad. He is, to date, the only footballer ever to have
scored a goal in an FA Cup Final, a League Cup Final, a UEFA Cup Final and a
Champions League Final.
Steven Gerrard had established himself as one of the greatest midfielder ever played in this football world.Many other legends such as Zidane,Paul Scholes and many more regard Gerrard as the best footballer they had play with and against.And he is my hero and idol.....Stevie G!
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