Steven Gerrard plays soccer.
This is a list of association football players with 100 or more international appearances . Steven George Gerrard , ( born 30 May 1980 ) is an English football coach and former player who currently serves as an Academy coach at Liverpool and will take over as manager of the club 's U18 side ahead of the 2017 -- 18 season . The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season . The UEFA Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its official website .