Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of British football. Over the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at Manchester United. The only constant element has been the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008. Sir Alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of time. Sir Alex saw Manchester United change from a conventional football club to what is now a major business enterprise, and he never failed to move with the times. It was directly due to his vision, energy and ability that he was able to build teams both on and off the pitch. He was a man-manager of phenomenal skill, and increasingly he had to deal with global stars. His relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, for instance, was excellent and David Beckham has described Sir Alex as a father figure. Over the past four years, Sir Alex has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career and in his new book he will reveal his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan.
Alex Ferguson ,Raised in the tough Govan district of Glasgow, where his father was a shipyard worker, Alex Ferguson started his own working life as an apprentice toolmaker. He went on to play for Queen's Park and five other professional football clubs including the idols of his boyhood, Rangers. Needless to say he was known as a hard and awkward opponent on the field as well as off it. Intelligent and quick-witted, Alex Ferguson followed his father's lead as a deeply committed socialist.
亚历克斯·弗格森爵士(Sir Alex Ferguson),1941年12月31日出生于苏格兰格拉斯哥,世界上最著名和成功的足球教练之一。球员时代场上司职前锋,效力过邓弗姆林、流浪者等队。教练生涯开始于1974年6月,先后执教过东斯特林郡、阿伯丁等队,并率领阿伯丁获得过欧洲优胜者杯冠军。1986年11月6日,弗格森接替阿特金森开始执教曼联队。在执教曼联的近27年间率队获得过大大小小38个冠军,包括13个英超联赛冠军和2个欧洲冠军联赛冠军,执教场次达1500场,在1999年率队获得史无前例的三冠王。因其对英国足球的巨大贡献,1999年在白金汉宫被英国王室授予爵士爵位。2013年5月8日,曼联俱乐部官方宣布,在执掌俱乐部长达26年后,主教练弗格森于12/13赛季结束后退休。2013年5月19日,弗格森在完成曼联的第1500场比赛后,长达27年的弗格森时代落幕。
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