Alex Ferguson Quotes

Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson is a Scottish former football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time and he has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football.Ferguson played as a forward for several Scottish clubs, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. While playing for Dunfermline, he was the top goalscorer in the Scottish league in the 1965–66 season. Towards the end of his playing career he also worked as a coach, then started his managerial career with East Stirlingshire and St Mirren. Ferguson then enjoyed a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen, winning three Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. He briefly managed Scotland following the death of Jock Stein, taking the team to the 1986 World Cup.

Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986. During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles. He was knighted in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours list for his services to the game. Ferguson is the longest-serving manager of Manchester United, having overtaken Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. He retired from management at the end of the 2012–13 season, having won the Premier League in his final season.



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✵ 31. December 1941  •  Other names Сэр Алекс Фергюсон
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Famous Alex Ferguson Quotes

“That's one of the most stupid questions I've heard. I'll go with Mascherano.”

Alex Ferguson

When asked, after losing the UEFA Champions League final against Barcelona, which Barcelona&#x27;s talent he would sign for the next season in case he would have a blank cheque. <br class="br"> Sbnation.com (27 May 2011) http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2011/5/28/2195275/champions-league-2011-barcelona-manchester-united]

“Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it's a better cow than the one you've got in your own field. It's a fact. Right? And it never really works out that way.”

Alex Ferguson

Goal.com (20 October 2010) http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2010/10/20/2175638/sir-alex-ferguson-compares-rooney-situation-to-a-cow-in-a.

“Football, bloody hell!”

Alex Ferguson

&quot;Football... Bloody Hell - Manchester United&#x27;s Treble 1998/99&quot; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0GWQkovu5c

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