Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Manchester United & the world of Football will miss Sir Alex Ferguson's larger than life personality, influence & ability


Love him or loath him, Sir Alex Ferguson is universally admired & respected. His retirement at the time of winning the English Premier League again is perhaps timely but will leave a huge vacuum for Manchester United, the English game, and in fact the world of football in general.

He is generally regarded as the most successful Club Coach in the modern era & deservedly so.

Not only he has won a ton of trophies in his long illustrious career, but also he survived in the one job for 26 years. His record in the brutal world of "quick trophy at any price" of European football is simply unrivalled.

Here's Sir Alex Ferguson's record:


* St Mirren
1 Scottish First Division (second tier) title 1976-77
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* Aberdeen:
3 Scottish Premier League titles: 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85
4 Scottish FA Cups: 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86
1 Scottish League Cup: 1985-86
1 European Cup Winners Cup: 1982-83
1 UEFA Super Cup: 1983
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13 Premier League titles: 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13
5 FA Cups: 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04
4 League Cups: 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10
10 Charity/Community Shields: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
2 Champions League: 1998-99, 2007-08
1 European Cup Winners Cup: 1990-91
1 UEFA Super Cup: 1991
1 Intercontinental Cup: 1999
1 FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

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