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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Steven George Gerrard | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
"Box-to-box" midfielder Right-sided midfielder Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Liverpool Football Club | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 28 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
Steven George Gerrard MBE (IPA: ) (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. An extremely versatile midfielder famous for his stinging long-range shots and wily defence-splitting passes, he is usually employed in the commanding "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. STEVEN GERRARD IS A MURDERING SCOUSE TWAT AND THE BABY IS NOT HIS. NFT. BIG UP.
International career
Gerrard was given his international debut by Kevin Keegan against Ukraine on 31 May 2000. It was 18 months and only 44 games since his debut for the Liverpool first team. That summer, he was picked for the England squad for Euro 2000. In an unsuccessful campaign for England, Gerrard only made one substitute appearance, coming on for Michael Owen after 61 minutes, in the team's sole victory — a 1-0 defeat of Germany.
Gerrard was one of three Liverpool players including Michael Owen(3) and Emile Heskey(1) that scored in the famous World Cup qualifying game in September 2001 against Germany (1– 5 away victory), this being his first international goal. England successfully qualified for the 2002 World Cup, but Gerrard was forced to pull out of the squad to undergo surgery on a problematic groin injury. This operation finally put an end to injury problems that had plagued Gerrard since his early teens.
The 2004 European Football Championship saw Gerrard finally get a starting role in a major international tournament. Late in England's first game against France, Gerrard's back-pass was intercepted by Thierry Henry, who was then brought down by David James, winning France a penalty. Zinedine Zidane duly scored to give France victory 2-1. England went on to win their next two group games to progress in second place, with Gerrard scoring his first goal at a finals competition with the third goal against Switzerland. England lost in the next round to Portugal, with Gerrard being substituted in the 81st minute.
Gerrard suffered an injury scare days before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when it was suggested that he might be ruled out of England's first game of the tournament; however, he was deemed fit to make his first ever World Cup appearance, and started in the side that beat Paraguay 1-0. He then went on to score twice in the group stages of the tournament – first netting England's second goal in a 2-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago with a brilliant long-range, curled strike (coincidentally, again past Hislop) in injury time. This victory, in which Gerrard's Liverpool team-mate Peter Crouch also scored, ensured England's progress to the second round of the tournament with a game to spare. Gerrard was then initially rested for the final group game against Sweden, as a precaution against picking up a second booking that would have ruled him out of the second round match (having already received one against Paraguay). He came off the bench to score a powerfully headed goal in the 85th minute, giving England the lead in a game that finished 2-2. Gerrard was one of three England players to see their penalty saved by Ricardo Pereira in the quarter-final penalty shoot-out which was won by Portugal. Gerrard finished the tournament as England's top goalscorer with two goals.
Gerrard was regarded by both the footballing media and bookmakers to be one of the prime candidates for the England captaincy after David Beckham resigned the post. William Hill gave odds of 2/1 for Gerrard (with John Terry as favourite on 1/2 odds). With 47 caps at that time, Gerrard was a more experienced international player (as opposed to Terry's 29), but Steve McClaren chose to give the post to the Chelsea skipper, with Gerrard as vice-captain.
Personal life
Gerrard is engaged to Alex Curran and they are due to marry on June 16, 2007, the same day as his England teammates Gary Neville and Michael Carrick are both set to marry. The couple have two daughters: Lilly-Ella Gerrard (born February 23, 2004) and Lexie Gerrard (born May 09, 2006).
On 1 September2006, Steven Gerrard published his first autobiography, entitled Gerrard: My Autobiography, in which he talks extensively about his personal life, Liverpool and England careers.
On 13 December 2006, councillors of Knowsley voted to make him a Freeman of the Borough. The first person to receive the honour since 1988, other people previously honoured include Lord Wilson the former Labour Prime Minister. The formal ceremony is expected to take place in 2007.
On 29 December 2006, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.
Gerrard states in his autobiography that his ambition before he retires is to get a "well done" off manager Rafa Benitez. Benitez says he does not heap praise on his captain in order to make him a better player and let him know that he has even more to offer to the Liverpool cause.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | App | Goals | Assists | ||
| Liverpool | 2006-07 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 9 |
| 2005-06 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 53 | 23 | 11 | |
| 2004-05 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2003-04 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2002-03 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 11 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 54 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2001-02 | 28 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 45 | 4 | - | |
| 2000-01 | 33 | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 50 | 10 | - | |
| 1999-00 | 29 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | - | |
| 1998-99 | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | - | |
| Total | 254 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | - | 72 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 379 | 73 | 40 | |
Career Honours/Achievements
- Liverpool
- Winner
- Runner up
- 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
- 2004-05 League Cup
- 2002-03 Charity Shield
- 2001-02 FA Premier League (Level 1)
- Personal
- 2007 Received a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on the Queen's New Year's Honour List
- 2006 Number 2 in LiverpoolFC.tv's Players Who Shook The Kop
- 2006 PFA Player of the Year
- 2004–05 UEFA Champions' League Most Valuable Player
- 2001 PFA Young Player of the Year
- Liverpool's All-time leading goalscorer in the European Cup (current total is 15)
- His goal against Manchester United in 2001 has been voted the greatest goal ever by a Liverpool Player in the English Premier League.
- Is the only player ever to score in the UEFA cup, FA Cup, English League Cup and Champions League finals.
References
- ^ "It's Steven Gerrard, MBE". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 March.
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- ^ ESPN
- ^ Guardian
- "Gerrard's scorcher" from BBC News
- Mirror: EXCLUSIVE: CARRICK IN WEDDING DAY CLASH
- BBC:Gerrard honoured by home borough
- The Guardian: Gerrard awarded by MBE
- Cite error: The named reference
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External links
- Official LFC profile
- BBC Sport profile
- Steven Gerrard at Soccerbase
- Steven Gerrard Profile at Carling.com
- Steven Gerrard Profile at FootballDatabase.com
- This Is Anfield: Steven Gerrard Profile
- Top Ten Steven Gerrard Goals
| Preceded bySami Hyypiä | Liverpool F.C. Captain 2003- |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Preceded byHarry Kewell | PFA Young Player of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded byCraig Bellamy |
| Preceded byDeco | UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player 2004-05 |
Succeeded byRonaldinho |
| Preceded byJohn Terry | PFA Players' Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded byCristiano Ronaldo |
| Liverpool F.C. – current squad | |
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| England squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup | ||
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Premier League players
- England international footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- FIFA World Cup 2006 players
- People from Whiston
- People from Huyton
- Members of the Order of the British Empire