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Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson CBE was born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow, Alexander Chapman Ferguson was born to Alexander Beaton Ferguson, a labor of shipyard workers with Elizabeth Hardie. He spent his childhood in the area of ​​Govan, Scotland with his brother Martin Ferguson. Ferguson's football career began when he joined amateur club Queens Park at the age of 16 years. Plays as a striker he scored 20 goals in his debut season and moved the next season to amateur club St. Johnstone. In his new club, Ferguson shocked the public by scoring a hat trick against his idol club Glasgow Rangers.

Performance made her professional contracted by Dunfermline. In his first season Ferguson reached the Scottish Cup final against Celtic but lost 3-2. Ferguson himself did not appear in the final due to poor performance against St. Jonstone the previous game. Season both with Dunfermline, he managed to come out as the top scorer with Joe McBride Scottish League with 31 goals. This achievement finally led Ferguson to his dream since childhood club, Glasgow Rangers. Life in the Rangers were not pleasant Ferguson.

He often backed up and train with the junior team. This makes Fergie not happy and only lasted two seasons with the Rangers. He then offered to move to English club Nottingham Forest. however, his wife, Cathie did not approve their move to England. He then chose to move to the club Falkirk. Ferguson was promoted to coach of concurrent players. But soon his position was replaced by John Prentice. Ferguson then chose to move to Ayr United where he played there until his retirement as a player in 1974. As a player Ferguson has scored a total of 170 goals in 317 matches.

In June 1974, shortly after his retirement as a player, Ferguson was appointed manager of East Stirlingshire fatherly part-time at the age of 32 years. His career at East Stirlingshire were short-lived because in October 1974 he received the proposal St. Mirren to be a manager

His career at St. Mirren take a hit, for the past 4 seasons deal with the club (1974-1978). Ferguson raised a small club that was watched by 1000 people in the game that kandanganya won the Scottish League in season 1977 with attacking game. In addition he was instrumental in finding young talent within Billy Stark, Tony Fitzpatrick, Bobby Reid and Peter Weir. Ferguson's success in elevating St. Mirren was later led to the dismissal in 1978 due to internal conflicts between Ferguson himself with his staff. St. club president. Mirren, Willie Todd even said that Ferguson had "no managerial ability is good". Thus St. Mirren is the only club that had sacked Ferguson all managerial career.


Ferguson later became manager of Aberdeen replaces Billy McNeil, who moved to Glasgow Celtic, he was expected to restore the glory of the Aberdeen last won the Scottish League in 1955. However, because age is quite young Ferguson (36 years old) still he had trouble reaching the respect of the players that some of them older than their managers. In his debut season, Aberdeen was ranked fourth despite never lost before December 1978. Ferguson also took Aberdeen to the Scottish Cup semi-final and the Scottish League Cup. In the following season Aberdeen again lost in the final of the Scottish League Cup by Dundee United after a replay game. Ferguson blames herself should change tactics and composition of the players in the match replay. After the final game, the performance has increased to their Aberdeen won the Scottish League at the end of season 1979/80. This makes Ferguson gained the trust and respect of the players and club directors. He continues to be a disciplined manager that the players called him "Furious Fergie" or "Fergie Galak".

In the same season, Ferguson was one of the coaching staff in the Scotland national team in the face of the World Cup 1986. But the death of their main coach, Jock Stein, Ferguson was appointed as the coach makes the major Scotland in the 1986 World Cup. He was later appointed as assistant manager Archie Knox which is also his assistant at Aberdeen. Because of his services in Aberdeen, Ferguson was then proposed to be one of the directors at the club, but Ferguson refused and said that he intends to move from Aberdeen at the end of season 1985/86. Though he remained with Aberdeen in the early season 1986/87, but in November 1986, Ferguson's Manchester United finally accepted the proposal to become their manager positions held replace Ron Atkinson.

Beginning his career at Old Trafford is not as smooth as he thought. At that MU entangled in critical alcohol issues. Some of their leading players (Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath and Bryan Robson), have a hobby of drinking booze and have a level of fitness that is "pathetic". Ferguson, along with Archie Knox were appointed as assistant manager at the time, slowly changing bad habits and instill strict discipline for the players, it is still valid to this day in the MU.

Season 1989/90, Ferguson again bring in new players Paul Ince, Mike Phelan, Neil Webb and defender Gary Pallister. At the start of the season United play champions Arsenal in which the Red Devils won 4-1 but United's performance declined and after a humiliating 5-1 defeat of local rivals Manchester City, a banner that asked Fergie to resign started popping up at Old Trafford. Fergie himself describes in December 1989 was "the darkest periods of his career in football" where the United manjadi club that one of the candidates will be degraded from the Premier League. The board of directors continued to believe Fergie club as manager. They can tolerate poor performance club because several key players injured and they are also satisfied with the role that Ferguson changed the system of training and talent at United. Confidence the club's board of directors Ferguson answered with a 1-0 victory in the final of the FA Cup replay against Crystal Palace which was then amplified by Ian Wright. Raihan is the first trophy for United and Fergie during handling touted as the savior trophy of his career at United.