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Alex Ferguson announced his retirement as Manchester United manager on Wednesday.
 
Name: Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Age: 71
Date of birth: December 31, 1941
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland
 
PLAYING CAREER
Position: Striker
Teams: Queen’s Park (1957-1960), St Johnstone (1960-1964), Dunfermline Athletic (1964-1967), Rangers (1967-1969), Falkirk (1969-1973), Ayr United (1973-1974)
 
PLAYING HONOURS

St Johnstone
Scottish Football League Division Two (1): 1962-63
 
Falkirk
Scottish Football League Division Two (1): 1969-70
 
MANAGERIAL CAREER
Teams: East Stirlingshire (1974), St Mirren (1974-1978), Aberdeen (1978-1986), Scotland (1985-1986), Manchester United (1986-this year)
 
MANAGERIAL HONOURS
St Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976-77
 
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985-86
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1): 1982-83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
 
Manchester United
Premier League (13): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, last year-13
FA Cup (5): 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04
League Cup (4): 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10
Community Shield (10): 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998-99, 2007-08
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1): 1990-91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

INDIVIDUAL
Premier League Manager of the Season (10): 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11
UEFA Manager of the Year (1): 1998-99
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (1): 1999
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2001
English Football Hall of Fame (Manager): 2002
European Hall of Fame (Manager): 2008
FIFA Presidential Award: 2011
 
OTHER
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 1983
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1995
Knight Bachelor (Kt.): 1999


Alex Ferguson: a sporting life

Alex Ferguson. Photo: AP

Bryan Kidd and Alex Ferguson with the 1966 League Cup after Manchester United defeated Middlesborough in 1996. Photo: Reuters

Alex Ferguson (C) celebrates with the Manchester United players after they defeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Barcelona in 1999. Photo: AFP

Alex Ferguson hands out medals to young soccer players at a soccer clinic in Van der Bijl Park, South Africa, in 2002. Photo: AP

Alex Ferguson celebrates on the pitch at the final whistle after Manchester United drew 0-0 with Arsenal to clinch the Premier League Championship at Old Trafford, in 2009. Photo: AFP 

Alex Ferguson celebrates after the English Premier League football match between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United in 2011.Photo: AFP