Steven Gerrard

Steven George Gerrard , born with Whiston close to Liverpool the May 30th 1980, is a Football or English.

Fan of the Reds, it achieves a first dream by integrating his training center, the Liverpool Youth Academy . At 18 years, it makes its appearance in the English championship against Blackburn Rovers.

Complete medium ground, its qualities are, inter alia, a formidable vision of the play and a superb striking of ball, coupled to a will and a rage without fault on the ground. Remarkable frontier runner, it can also mark goals of anthology: sometimes simply beautiful, sometimes important for its club.

Pure Scouser , he is the god of the stage of Anfield and the legitimate captain of the team since the summer 2003.

In 2005, it finishes in the third place of the classification of the Ballon of gold behind Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard. The same year, Chelsea offers a transfer to him but he refuses, noting that he likes too the club of Liverpool.

In 2006, after David Beckham had given up the arm-band of captain of the team of England, Steven Gerrard is named vice-captain by the new selector Steve McClaren.

Side private life, it is married with Alex Curran (chroniqueuse). The marriage took place the June 16th 2007 with Cliveden House (luxury hotel) in the Berkshire (north-western of England). They have two girls, Lilly-Ella (born the February 23rd 2004) and Lexical item (born the May 9th 2006).

Statistics

266 matches (44 goals) in Championship of England.
50 matches (15 goals) in League of the Champions.
24 matches (4 goals) in UEFA Cup

Prize list

Victorious of the Supercoupe of the UEFA: 2001 and 2005.
Victorious of the League of the Champions: 2005.
Victorious of the UEFA Cup: 2001.
Victorious of the Cut of England: 2001 and 2006.
Victorious of the Cut of the League of England: 2001 and 2003.
Victorious of the Community Shield: 2001 and 2006.

International career

International English (59 selections, 12 goals. at September 12th, 2007).
First selection: England 2-0 Ukraine, the 5/31/2000 with London. It is another legend of the FC Liverpool, Kevin Keegan which was at the time selector.
First goal: Germany 1-5 England, on September 1st, 2001 with Munich (a striking of the outside of surface).

Personal distinctions

Player of the team UEFA
Elected better player of the Championship of England: 2006.
Better player of the League of the Champions 2004-2005.
Better young person of the Championship of England: 2001.

External bonds

Card of Steven Gerrard
Signal 10 of the goals of Steven Gerrard

Simple: Steven Gerrard

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