How was Alex Ferguson career

Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, popularly known as Sir Alex or Fergie (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986. His tenure has seen the club go through an era of success and dominance both in England and in Europe, giving Sir Alex a reputation as one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game.
Ferguson previously managed East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren, before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen. Briefly manager of the Scotland national team — in a temporary capacity owing to the death of Jock Stein — he was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986.
With 24 years as manager of Manchester United, he is the longest serving manager in their history after overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. His tenure is also the longest of all the current League managers. During this time, Ferguson has won many awards and holds many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. In 2008, he became the third British manager to win the European Cup on more than one occasion.
He was knighted in 1999 for his services to the game and also holds the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.

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• 1 Early life
• 2 Playing career
• 3 Early managerial career
  • 3.1 East Stirlingshire
  • 3.2 St. Mirren
• 4 Managing Aberdeen
  • 4.1 Early disappointment
  • 4.2 Silverware at last
  • 4.3 European success
• 5 Managing Manchester United
  • 5.1 Appointment and first years
  • 5.2 The first league title
  • 5.3 Two doubles
  • 5.4 The treble
  • 5.5 Title hat-trick
  • 5.6 Rebuilding and transition
  • 5.7 Second European trophy
  • 5.8 Another league title and two League Cups
• 6 1999 testimonial
• 7 Controversies
  • 7.1 Gordon Strachan
  • 7.2 David Beckham and draw fixing
  • 7.3 Rock of Gibraltar
  • 7.4 The BBC
  • 7.5 Mind games and relationships with other managers
  • 7.6 Recalling of loan players
  • 7.7 Referees
• 8 Legacy
• 9 Personal life
• 10 Honours
  • 10.1 Player
  • 10.2 Managerial
  • 10.3 Individual
  • 10.4 Orders and special awards
• 11 Statistics
  • 11.1 As a player
  • 11.2 As a manager
• 12 Notes
• 13 References
• 14 External links