Gerrard playing for Liverpool in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven George Gerrard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1980 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Whiston, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team
| LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1998 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2015 | Liverpool | 504 | (120) |
| 2015– | LA Galaxy | 10 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2000–2014 | England | 114 | (21) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:15, 28 September 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals) | |||
Steven George Gerrard, MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool, with most of that time as their captain. He has played much of his career as a central midfielder, but has also been used as a second striker, holding midfielder, attacking midfielder, right back and right winger.[3][4][5]
Gerrard spent 17 seasons at Anfield, making his Liverpool debut in 1998, cementing his place in the first team in 2000, and succeeding Sami Hyypiä as team captain in 2003. His honours include two FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup, and two UEFA Super Cups. He joined Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in July 2015, following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season with Liverpool.[6]
Gerrard made his international debut for the England national football team in 2000, and represented his country at the 2000, 2004and 2012 UEFA European Football Championships, as well as the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups – captaining the team at the latter two tournaments.[7] He was named as the permanent England captain shortly before UEFA Euro 2012,[8] where he was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament.[9] Gerrard became the sixth player to win 100 caps for England in 2012,[10] and is currently third in the country's all time appearance list. He ended his international career in July 2014, having won 114 caps.
Regarded to be one of the greatest midfielders of his generation,[11][12][13] Gerrard came second to Kenny Dalglish in the "100 Players Who Shook The Kop", a 2008 Liverpool fan poll, and first in 2013.[14][15] Zinedine Zidane said in 2009 that he considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.[16] In 2005, Gerrard was honoured as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. He has also been named in the PFA Team of the Year a record eight times, the UEFA Team of the Year and FIFA World XI three times, and was named PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2006 and the FWA Footballer of the Yearin 2009. 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 Finaland a Champions League Final.[17]
Early life
Born in Whiston, Merseyside,[1] Gerrard started out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was noticed by Liverpool scouts. He later joined the Liverpool Academy at the age of nine.[18] Gerrard then had trials with various clubs at fourteen, but his success wasn't immediate — Gerrard never made it into the England schoolboys' team. Gerrard's trials included Manchester United, which he claimed in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into giving me a YTS contract."[19] He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.[19]
Club career
Liverpool
Beginnings, Cup treble and club captaincy (1998–2004)
Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers as a last-minute substitute for Vegard Heggem.[20] He made thirteen appearances in his debut season, filling in for injured captain Jamie Redknapp in centre-midfield.[18] He also occasionally played on the right wing, but he scarcely contributed in the short on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness affecting his play.[21] Gerrard recalled in a November 2008 interview with The Guardian, "I was out of position and out of my depth." The Liverpool hierarchy nonetheless remained convinced that he would improve.[21] Gerrard saw himself as a defensive player primarily, looking to make key tackles rather than push the team forward.[20]
Gerrard began to regularly partner Redknapp in central midfield for the 1999–2000 season. After starting the derby against Everton on the bench, he replaced Robbie Fowler in the second half but received his first career red card for a foul on Everton's Kevin Campbell shortly afterwards.[22] Later that season, Gerrard scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[23] However, he began to suffer from nagging back problems, which sports consultant Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt later diagnosed as a result of accelerated growth, coupled with excessive playing, during his teenage years.[19] He was then beset by groin injuries that required four separate operations.[19]
He went on to recover from this, and in the 2000–01 season made fifty starts in all competitions and scored ten goals as he won his first major honours with Liverpool – the FA Cup, League Cup, and the UEFA Cup. He was named PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.[24] In the following season, he would go on to win both the FA Charity Shieldand UEFA Super Cup. In March 2003, Gerrard scored the opening goal in the club's 2-0 win over Manchester United in the League Cup Final held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[25]
After a year as Liverpool vice-captain, Gerrard replaced Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool captain in October 2003, as manager Gérard Houllier said that he recognised Gerrard had demonstrated leadership qualities early on, but needed to mature.[26] He chose to extend his contract at the club, signing a new four-year deal.[27]
Houllier resigned as Liverpool manager after a trophyless 2003–04 campaign, and Gerrard was linked with a move to Chelsea during the off-season. He admitted he was not "happy with the progress Liverpool has made", and that "for the first time in my career I've thought about the possibility of moving on."[28] In the end, Gerrard turned down a £20 million offer from Chelsea to stay with Liverpool and new coach Rafael Benítez.[29]
Champions League and FA Cup success (2004–2007)
Liverpool had a number of injuries early in the 2004–05 season, and a foot injury suffered in a September league match against Manchester United shelved Gerrard until late November. He returned to score in the last five minutes of a Champions League group stage match against Olympiacos to secure Liverpool's advancement to the knockout round.[30] He claimed that this was his most important, if not his best, goal for Liverpool to date.[31] However, Gerrard netted an own goal during the 2005 League Cup final on 27 February, which proved decisive in Liverpool's 3–2 loss to Chelsea.[32]
During a six-minute stretch in the second half of the 2005 Champions League final against A.C. Milan, Liverpool came back from a three-goal deficit to tie the match at 3–3 after extra time, with Gerrard scoring one of the goals.[33] Liverpool's third goal was gained as a penalty from a foul awarded to Liverpool when Gennaro Gattuso was judged to have pulled down Gerrard in Milan's penalty box.[34] Gerrard did not participate in the penalty shootout (he was the designated fifth penalty taker) which Liverpool won 3–2 as they claimed their first Champions League trophy in twenty years.[35] Dubbed the Miracle of Istanbul, the match is widely regarded as one of the greatest finals in the competition's history, and Gerrard was lauded as the catalyst for the second half comeback.[36][37][38] Gerrard was named the Man of the Match, and later received theUEFA Club Footballer of the Year award.[39]
In regards to his contract issues with Liverpool, Gerrard told the press after the final, "How can I leave after a night like this?"[40] But negotiations soon stalled and on 5 July 2005, after Liverpool turned down another lucrative offer from Chelsea, Gerrard rejected a club-record £100,000-a-week offer. Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry conceded the club had lost Gerrard, saying, "Now we have to move on. We have done our best, but he has made it clear he wants to go and I think it looks pretty final."[41] The next day, Gerrard signed a new four-year deal as Parry blamed the earlier breakdown of talks on miscommunication between the two sides.[42][43]
"Gerrard is for me, in the position he plays, one of the very best in the world. He has a huge impact. For the job he performs, for me, he is one of the greatest."
Gerrard scored 23 goals in 53 appearances in 2005–06, and in April became the first Liverpool player since John Barnes in 1988 to be voted the PFA Player of the Year.[44] He scored twice in the 2006 FA Cup Final against West Ham United, including a 35-yard equaliser that sent the match into extra time, and Liverpool won their second consecutive major trophy on penalties. The goals made him the only player to have scored in the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League finals.[45] Liverpool eliminated Chelsea in the 2006–07 Champions League semi-finals to return to their second final in three seasons, which they lost 2–1 to Milan.[46][47]
Gerrard suffered a toe fracture in an August 2007 Champions League qualifier against Toulouse,[48] but returned four days later to play the entirety of a 1–1 league draw against Chelsea.[49] On 28 October 2007, Gerrard played his 400th game for Liverpool in a league match against Arsenal, in which he scored.[50][51] He scored in all but one of Liverpool's domestic and European matches during the month of November, and after scoring the only goal in a Champions League away tie against Olympique de Marseille on 11 December, he became the first Liverpool player since John Aldridge in 1989 to score in seven consecutive games in all competitions.[52] In December 2007, Gerrard was voted sixth (after Kaká, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba and Ronaldinho) for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year.[53][54]
Continued success and stardom (2007–2012)
Gerrard made his 300th Premier League appearance on 13 April 2008 in a match against Blackburn Rovers, scoring the opening goal in a game which Liverpool won 3–1,[55][56] and finished the season with twenty-one goals in all competitions, surpassing his total from the2006–07 season. Gerrard was selected for the PFA Team of the Year and he was also one of the nominees or the PFA Player of the Year, alongside teammate Fernando Torres.[57][58]
Gerrard needed to undergo groin surgery at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, but the problem was not serious and he quickly returned to training.[59] He scored what appeared to be his hundredth career Liverpool goal against Stoke City on 20 September, but it was disallowed after Dirk Kuyt was ruled offside.[60] He achieved the milestone eleven days later in a 3–1 Champions League group stage win over PSV.[61]
"Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be. He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief. You can't learn that – players like him are just born with that presence."
—Zinedine Zidane on Gerrard, 2009.[62]
He made his 100th appearance in European club competition for Liverpool on 10 March 2009 against Real Madrid and scored twice in a 4–0 win.[63] Four days after the impressive victory over Real, Gerrard would score at Old Trafford for the first time from the penalty spot, putting Liverpool ahead on their way to a 4–1 victory over Manchester United.[64] Following these results, three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane hailed the Liverpool skipper as being the best player in the world.[62] On 22 March 2009, Gerrard scored his first ever hat-trick in the Premier League, against Aston Villa, in a 5–0 victory.[65]
On 13 May 2009, Gerrard was named as the 2009 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, beating Ryan Giggs by just 10 votes and becoming the first Liverpool player to win the award in nineteen years. Gerrard was delighted and "a little bit surprised" to win the award.[66] On 5 December 2009, Gerrard made his 500th appearance for Liverpool in a 0–0 draw at Blackburn where he was accused of diving in an attempt to win a penalty.[67] He ended the 2009–10 season with a total of 12 goals and nine assists from 46 matches.[17]
Following the 2009–10 season, Rafael Benítez departed Liverpool after six years and was succeeded as manager by Roy Hodgson, who quickly assured fans that Gerrard would not be sold.[68] To further eliminate any speculation surrounding his future at the club, Gerrard made a statement emphasising his excitement at the coming season with Liverpool and praising the signing of Joe Cole.[69] Gerrard soon played his first pre-season match of the 2010–11 season against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August 2010 alongside new signing Joe Cole.[70]
Gerrard scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season from the penalty spot in a Europa League qualifier against Macedonian side FK Rabotnički on 5 August 2010.[71] His next two goals came on 19 September at Old Trafford in a 3–2 loss against Manchester United; he scored from a penalty kick in the 64th minute and a free-kick six minutes later to level the game at 2–2.[72] He followed this up one week later with the second equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with Sunderland.[73] Eleven days later, Gerrard came off the bench to score a second-half hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Napoli in the Europa League.[74]
Gerrard missed the start of the 2011–12 season due to a groin injury, which had also kept him out of action for large parts of the previous season.[75] Gerrard later went on to reveal he rejected the chance to join Bayern Munich in the summer to focus on getting Liverpool back in theChampions League, saying "...a traditional club like Liverpool still has a value, that’s the reason why I have stuck around for so long...it is more important to win a couple of trophies and achieve something that is a lot more difficult than go down the easy road and move to a club where it becomes easier." [76] Gerrard would eventually make his first start for Liverpool squad in an October match at Anfield against fierce rivals Manchester United. He scored Liverpool's only goal in the match, from a direct free kick, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
On 29 October, Gerrard underwent a treatment to clear an infection in his right ankle, which was placed in a protective plaster cast. He was forced to miss Liverpool's league match against West Bromwich Albion that day and was ruled out for at least the match against Swansea City the following week and England's friendly matches against Sweden and Spain the week after that.[77] After a prolonged ankle injury recuperation, Gerrard finally returned to regular first team action in the match against Blackburn Rovers, coming off the bench. On 30 December, Gerrard came off the bench againstNewcastle United and scored a fine goal.[78]
Gerrard went on to help Liverpool to reach their first cup final in 6 years, and their first at Wembley Stadium in 18 years, as Liverpool beat Manchester City 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals. Gerrard scored a penalty in both legs to send Liverpool to the 2012 Football League Cup Final against Cardiff City on 26 February 2012, which Liverpool won on penalties.[79][80][81] On his 400th Premier League appearance for Liverpool, Gerrard scored a hat-trick to give Liverpool a 3–0 victory over rivals Everton in the Merseyside derbyon 13 March 2012.[82]
Later Liverpool career (2012–2015)
On 18 August 2012, Gerrard played his 250th match as Liverpool captain.[83] He scored his first Premier League goal of the season on 23 September, opening the scoring in a 2–1 defeat against Manchester United.[84]
On 15 July 2013, Gerrard signed a contract extension with Liverpool.[85] On 3 August 2013, Liverpool played Olympiacos, against whom Gerrard scored arguably his most celebrated goal, at Anfield for Gerrard's charity fund-raising testimonial match. Liverpool won the match 2–0, in a game where past players such as Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler made appearances.[86] Alder Hey Children's Charity, of which Gerrard is a founding partner, received £500,000 from the proceeds.[87] On 16 September, Gerrard captained Liverpool for the 400th time in a 2–2 draw at Swansea City. On 5 October, Gerrard scored in a 3–1 win over Crystal Palace, becoming Liverpool's first ever player to score in 15 successive league campaigns, overtaking the record previously set by Billy Liddell.[17] Also in October 2013, Gerrard became the longest-serving Liverpool captain, 10 years after his appointment by Gerard Houllier on 15 October 2013, breaking the previous record held by Alex Raisbeck, who captained Liverpool from 1899 to 1909.[88] On 19 October 2013, Gerrard scored his 100th Premier League goal, a penalty against Newcastle United in a 2–2 draw.[89]
On 16 March 2014, Gerrard scored two penalties and missed another in Liverpool's 3–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[90] On 6 April, he scored another two penalties as Liverpool beat West Ham United 2–1 to go top of the Premier League table with five matches to play. These goals took him above Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool's sixth-top goalscorer of all time.[91]
On 27 April, Gerrard was involved in what was later labelled as a defining moment of the 2013-14 Premier League season; where Liverpool would ultimately finish second.[92][93][94] Liverpool originally topped the league when they faced Chelsea in their third last match of the season. Gerrard slipped while receiving a pass which allowed Demba Ba to score the opening goal for Chelsea; Chelsea went on to win 2–0, which meant that Liverpool's title hopes were no longer in their own hands.[95][96] Gerrard finished the season with 13 goals and the League's most assists at 13.[97]Gerrard was also a nominee for the PFA Player of the Year award that year,[98] while he won the 2014 Liverpool Echo Sports Personality Award.[99] Gerrard would later refer to this period as "the worst three months of my life".[100][101]
In October 2014, Gerrard ruled out retiring at the end of the 2014–15 season and said that he could join another club if he were not offered a new contract at Liverpool.[102]
On 1 January 2015, Gerrard announced that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season.[103] Gerrard said he would have signed a new contract had it been offered in the offseason, but said the club did not make an offer until November. By that time, Brendan Rodgers had spoken to him about managing his playing time and he had been left out of the starting lineup against Real Madrid in the Champions League, contributing to his decision to leave Liverpool.[104]
On 6 January 2015 Gerrard scored two goals in the 3rd round of the 2014–15 FA Cup in a 2–1 win at A.F.C. Wimbledon.[105] This followed another two-goal performance in the previous match against Leicester, the first time he scored two or more goals in consecutive games since July 2005.[106] On 4 February 2015, he made his 700th appearance for Liverpool, in FA Cup tie against Bolton.[107]
On 22 March, Gerrard was sent off 38 seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute in a match against Manchester United for stamping on Ander Herrera.[108] Gerrard made his 500th league appearance for Liverpool in a goalless draw against West Brom on 25 April; he became only the third player ever to achieve 500 or more Premier League appearances for one club, after Ryan Giggs and former teammate Jamie Carragher.[109] His final appearance for Liverpool at Anfield was on 16 May against Crystal Palace in a 1–3 loss.[110][111][112] Eight days later he scored in his final appearance for the club, albeit in a 6–1 defeat at Stoke.[113]
LA Galaxy
On 7 January 2015, the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer announced the signing of Gerrard to an 18-month Designated Player contract, reportedly worth $9 million. He joined the team in July, following the end of the 2014–15 Premier League season.[114]
On 11 July, Gerrard made his debut for the club in a mid-season friendly match against Club América, playing the first 45 minutes of the match in which Galaxy won 2–1.[115] Three days later, Gerrard made his competitive debut for LA, coming on at half time for Ignacio Maganto in a 1–0 loss atReal Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup quarter-finals. He made his MLS debut on 17 July, scoring once, while assisting one goal of his former Liverpool teammate Robbie Keane's hat-trick, during a 5–2 defeat of fellow Californians the San Jose Earthquakes at the StubHub Center.[116]
International career
Gerrard made his international debut against Ukraine on 31 May 2000.[117] That summer, he was called up for Euro 2000, making only one appearance as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Germany before England were eliminated in the group stage.[118][119] Gerrard scored his first international goal in the famous 5–1 victory over Germany in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in September 2001, and while England qualified, Gerrard was forced to pull out of the squad due to his ongoing groin problems after pulling up in Liverpool's final match of the season against Ipswich.[120]
Gerrard scored his second goal for the national team in the Euro 2004 qualifier against Macedonia on 16 October 2002 in a 2–2 draw, his third goal was the opener in a 2–1 win over Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2003.[121] He was a regular starter in Euro 2004, scoring once to make it 3–0 in England's win over Switzerland in the second Group game of the tournament but England would be eliminated by the tournament hosts Portugal in the quarter-finals losing 6–5 on penalties in a match when Gerrard was substituted off in the 81st minute for Owen Hargreaves.[122]
He participated in his first World Cup in 2006 and scored two goals, both in the group stage, against Trinidad & 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 penalties.[123] He was England's top scorer in the tournament.
Gerrard was made vice-captain of the England team by coach Steve McClaren,[124] and while he filled in for John Terry as captain, England suffered back-to-back losses to Russia and Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 qualifying hopes.[125] After new coach Fabio Capello took over the team in early 2008, Gerrard was given a trial run as captain but Capello settled on Terry for the role.[126][127] Gerrard was subsequently replaced as England vice-captain by Rio Ferdinand.[128]
Gerrard helped England qualify for the 2010 World Cup, scoring two goals in England's 5–1 win over Croatia.[129] John Terry was replaced by Rio Ferdinand as captain in 2010, following revelations about the former's private life,[130] and Gerrard subsequently became vice-captain again. When the England team left for the 2010 World Cup, Gerrard was the most experienced player in the squad with 80 caps. During preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, however, Rio Ferdinand was injured, meaning that Gerrard was appointed by Capello as captain for the tournament.[7] After the tournament Gerrard, part of a group of England players dubbed the "Golden Generation", confirmed that he would continue to be available for selection, despite suggestions from Capello that he would seek to re-build the team.[131]
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In August 2010, Gerrard scored twice in a friendly match against Hungary and helped England to a 2–1 win.[132] Due to Ferdinand's continued absence through injury, Gerrard retained the captaincy for the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign againstBulgaria, which England won 4–0. He was later named permanent captain by new coach Roy Hodgson, in time for the tournament finals. This was the first time that he was named directly the captain of England and not in place of an injured or unavailable captain.[133] He provided three assists and won two man of the match awards to help England finish top of their group in the qualifying round, and go through to the quarter-finals. Despite their exit on penalties to Italy, Gerrard was later the only England player to be named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament. On 14 November 2012, Gerrard won his 100th cap for England in a friendly match against Sweden.[134]
For the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Gerrard captained England to their first group stage elimination since 1958 and their first elimination after only two matches, after two straight 1–2 defeats against Italy and Uruguay.[135] Gerrard had played a part in both goals conceded against Uruguay courtesy of his club-mate Luis Suárez.[136] For England's final game against Costa Rica, Gerrard was replaced as captain by Frank Lampard and used as a substitute.[137]
On 21 July 2014, Gerrard announced his retirement from international football. He represented England at 114 caps (the third most capped player ever, after Peter Shilton (125) and David Beckham (115)),[138] scoring 21 times.[139] Jordan Henderson described Gerrard as "probably the best player this country has ever seen – not only as a player, but also as a leader and a captain."[140]
Style of play
"Gerrard has been my idol for 10 years and is one of the best players in the world. He is the example of what all midfield players aspire to. He is always there in the heat of the battle, leading by example. He is everywhere you look – in defence, in the middle of the pitch and in attack. I would love to be close to that level."
—Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi.[141]
A versatile and well-rounded player who is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, Gerrard is capable of playing in a number of positions.[142] A hardworking box-to-box player, he is usually deployed as a central midfielder, but he has also been used as a second striker, a holding midfielder, an attacking midfielder, a right back, and a right winger.[3][4][5]
Gerrard began his professional career as a wide midfielder on the right, although he did not excel in this position as he had a tendency to commit careless fouls in his youth.[143] Nevertheless, Liverpool retained their faith in the youngster, and he was later shifted to a defensive midfield position as he matured, where he excelled as a ball-winner rather than as a playmaker.[144] He continued to evolve tactically, coming into his own in a box-to-box central midfield role, which allowed him to be effective both offensively and defensively.[144] Under Benítez, he was also used in a supporting and creative role, as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers, or even as a deep-lying playmaker.[144]
In addition to creating goals, Gerrard, naturally right footed, has the ability to score goals due to his striking ability from distance with both feet.[145][146] As he entered his mid 30s and his physical capability to get forward and join the attack declined, the number of long range strikes at goal decreased, with most of his goals now coming from free kicks and penalty kicks.[147][148] Renowned for his pace, work-rate and stamina in his prime, his main attributes today are his vision, ball striking, and his accurate, varied passing range, which allows him to set the tempo of his team's play and create attacking chances.[146][149] He also possesses good technical and aerial ability, as well as notable defensive attributes.[146] In particular, Gerrard's tactical intelligence and ability to read the game allows him to break down the opposition's attacking plays.[146][150] In addition to his footballing attributes, Gerrard is highly regarded for his leadership, determination, and influence on the pitch.[146][151] Despite being vocal in his criticism of diving,[152][153] Gerrard has been widely accused of diving himself.[67][152][154][155][156]
Outside football
Personal life
Gerrard is a practising Catholic.[157] He and his wife, Alex Curran, married in a Catholic ceremony in Wymondham on 16 June 2007.[157]He has an older brother, Paul (not to be confused with former Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard), and his cousin, Anthony Gerrard, plays for Huddersfield Town. Steven and Alex have three daughters, Lilly-Ella (born 23 February 2004), Lexie (born 9 May 2006) and Lourdes (born 2 November 2011).
In September 2006, Gerrard published his autobiography, Gerrard: My Autobiography, ghost-written by journalist Henry Winter, which went on to win the Sports Book of the Year honour at the British Book Awards.[158] Gerrard's second volume of autobiography, My Story, written with Donald McRae, was published in September 2015.[159][160]
The autobiography ends with "I play for Jon-Paul." Gerrard's cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was killed in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, when Gerrard was eight. Jon-Paul, who was 10 when he died, was the youngest of the 96 victims of the tragedy.[161] "It was difficult knowing one of your cousins had lost his life", Gerrard said. "Seeing his family's reaction drove me on to become the player I am today."[162]
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. He later visited the boy in the hospital and presented him with a pair of boots signed by Wayne Rooney, the boy's favourite player, after which he stayed to sign autographs for other young patients.[163]
Councillors of Knowsley voted to make Gerrard a Freeman of the Borough on 13 December 2007,[164] and two weeks later, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year Honours List, for services to sport.[165] He received an honorary fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University on 26 July 2008 as recognition for his contribution to sport.[166]
On 29 December 2008, Gerrard was taken into custody outside the Lounge Inn in Southport on suspicion of a section 20 assault.[167] He and two others were later charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, relating to an incident which left the bar's disc jockey with a broken tooth and cuts to his forehead.[168][169] The three men were given police to court bail and were required to appear at North Sefton Magistrates' Court on 23 January 2009,[169] where they all pleaded not guilty.[170] The case was adjourned until 20 March when the assault charge was dropped but Gerrard was required to attend Liverpool Crown Court to face trial for affray.[171] On 3 April, Gerrard pleaded not guilty.[172]
The case went to trial in Liverpool Crown Court. Gerrard's co-defendants pleaded guilty before the trial but Gerrard maintained his innocence. Gerrard admitted hitting Marcus McGee but claimed it was in self-defence and on 24 July, Gerrard was found not guilty by the jury. Following the verdict, Gerrard said he was looking forward to getting back to playing football and putting the experience behind him.[173]
In 2011, Gerrard appeared in the film Will, about an orphaned young Liverpool fan who hitch-hikes to the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.[174] In August 2014, Gerrard participated in the ALS Association's Ice Bucket Challenge and went on to challenge Cardiff City F.C. winger, Craig Noone.[175]
On 9 June 2015, Gerrard was announced as one of BT Sport's pundits on their Champions League coverage, alongside former team-mate Michael Owen.[176]
Sponsorship
Gerrard has had several different sponsorships in his career including current deals with Adidas, Jaguar Cars and Lucozade.[177] In 2014, Forbes listed his combined income from salaries, bonuses and off-field earnings at $17.2 million for the previous 12 months.[178] While Gerrard has worn several football boots during his career, he first wore a pair of Nike boots on his Liverpool debut, but soon signed a deal with Adidas in 1998 and has gone on to appear in a number of Adidas commercials with the likes of Zinedine Zidane,David Beckham, Lionel Messi and Kaká.[179] Gerrard has worn ten versions of the Adidas Predator boot, with the Accelerator being the first, and throughout his career he has been one of the brand's major boot endorsees. In 2013, Gerrard switched boot silos to the Nitrocharge 1.0 first wearing the boots in the League Cup clash against rivals Manchester United on 25 September 2013.[180]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 September 2015
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1998–99[181] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 1999–00[182] | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2000–01[183] | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | — | 50 | 10 | |||
| 2001–02[184] | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15[b] | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2002–03[185] | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||
| 2003–04[186] | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 2 | — | 47 | 6 | |||
| 2004–05[187] | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10[b] | 4 | — | 43 | 13 | |||
| 2005–06[188] | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12[b] | 7 | 2[c] | 1 | 53 | 23 | ||
| 2006–07[189] | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12[b] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11 | ||
| 2007–08[190] | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13[b] | 6 | — | 52 | 21 | |||
| 2008–09[191] | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 7 | — | 44 | 24 | |||
| 2009–10[192] | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13[b] | 2 | — | 49 | 12 | |||
| 2010–11[193] | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 4 | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| 2011–12[194] | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 28 | 9 | |||||
| 2012–13[195] | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 46 | 10 | |||
| 2013–14[196] | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 14 | |||||
| 2014–15[197] | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 37 | 13 | |||
| Liverpool total | 504 | 120 | 42 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 128 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 708 | 186 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 2015[198] | Major League Soccer | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 514 | 122 | 43 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 128 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 719 | 188 | ||
International
- As of 24 June 2014.[199]
| National Team | Year | Friendlies | Qualifiers | Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| England | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 11 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 5 | 50 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 114 | 21 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
Honours
Club
- Liverpool
Individual
- Ballon d'Or Bronze Award (1): 2005
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2005
- FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 2009
- FWA Tribute Award (1): 2013
- PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2006
- PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2001
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 2001, 2009
- PFA Merit Award (1): 2015
- PFA Team of the Year (8): 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
- England Player of the Year Award (2): 2007, 2012
- Liverpool Player of the Year Award (4): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Liverpool Top Goalscorer (4): 2004–05,[224] 2005–06,[225] 2008–09[226] 2014–15[227]
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament (1): 2012
- UEFA Team of the Year (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
- FIFA FIFPro World XI (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
- ESM Team of the Year (1): 2008–09
- BBC Goal of the Season (1): 2006[228]
- FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball (1): 2005[229]
- UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match (1): 2005
- FA Cup Final Man of the Match (1): 2006
- Premier League Player of the Month Award (6): March 2001, March 2003, December 2004, April 2006, March 2009, March 2014
- ECHO Sports Personality of the Year Award (1): 2014
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award – 3rd Place: 2005
- IFFHS World's Most Popular Footballer: 2006
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12)
Orders and special awards
- Member of the Order of the British Empire: 2007 [230]
- Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University to mark his contribution to sport: 2008 [231] -Kishor Marasini
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