Bücher von Gerrard, Steven

Born in 1980, Steven Gerrard made his Liverpool debut in November 1998 as a second half substitute against Blackburn. His full debut came in the UEFA Cup against Celta Vigo. The former YTS trainee has made incredible progress in such a short space of time. Tough tackling and with great passing vision, Gerrard is also capable of scoring spectacular goals. Indeed his strike against Manchester United during the 2000-01 treble season was voted the club's best ever Premiership goal. Gerrard gained his first England cap and scored his first goal for his country in September 2001 with a magnificent strike from 25 yards in the 5-1 win over Germany. As well as collecting winner's medals in the Worthington Cup (twice), FA Cup (twice), UEFA Cup and the Champions' League, Gerrard picked up the PFA Young Player of the Year award in 2001 and PFA Player of the Year for 2006.