Ferguson Alex: biography and book

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:40

Surely all people know that football in the form in which it now exists was invented in England. Perhaps that is why in this country people who have had a significant impact on the development of football in general and individual football clubs in particular are treated with such respect and recognition.

One of the most respected people in English football is Alex Ferguson. This man devoted his whole life to his favorite game, and his brilliant career has become an example for many aspiring athletes. However, it is worth starting a story about this person with a brief biography.

Biography

Ferguson Alex was born on December 31, 1941 in the Scottish city of Glasgow. He was from a poor family, but this did not stop him from starting a football career.

All successful coaches started their career in football as a player. So did 16-year-old Alex. He played as a striker and even managed to score on his debut for Queens Park.

However, the career Alex Ferguson built as a player has not been as successful as coaching. He,no doubt, he was a worthy footballer and managed to score many goals, but this did not bring worldwide fame. In 1974, Alex Ferguson ends his playing career and almost immediately begins coaching.

Coach career

Alex Ferguson's career as a coach began with small clubs. His first job was the East Stirlingshire football team. Ferguson Alex performed well, and the owners of larger clubs began to notice him. After that, the then beginner coach changed several more jobs and always showed himself as a true professional. That is why in 1986 he was appointed to the main position in his life - the position of head coach of Manchester United.

Work at Manchester United and autobiography

The career that Alex Ferguson built at the Manchester club was truly brilliant. To understand this, just look at the period during which the coach was at the helm of the team. It was 26 years and lasted until Sir Alex himself decided that it was time for him to leave. During this time, he has done more for the team than any other person in the history of this club. Listing all achievements and trophies is useless because there are too many of them.

About his life and work at Manchester United, Sir Alex wrote a rather voluminous, but very interesting autobiography, which can greatly help those who are just starting out in football, whether a player or a coach.

Autobiography

Alex Ferguson's book was published in 2014, almost exactly one year after he retired from coaching. Remembering all the achievements of the coach and the long history of the team, you can be sure that this person has something to tell.

The chronology of the book begins just from the moment when Sir Alex headed Manchester United. Then the club was not yet so famous and popular and did not have such a huge number of trophies. Alex Ferguson, whose autobiography is filled with various events, writes about what a difficult path he had to go through with the club.

During the 26 years of working with the team, there have been various changes. Management, sponsors, players changed. Only the head coach remained, who had such great authority both in the team and in world football as a whole that no one dared to encroach on his place. In fact, there was no need for this, since there would hardly have been a person who could have coached the team better.

Alex Ferguson's book tells about everything that happened to him and the club over the many years of work. The coach describes in detail all the moments of joy from winning trophies, all the difficulties that the team had to endure. He talks about the people who were important to him and to the club as a whole. About great and talented players, coaches, about the joint experience of working with them.

Sir Alex Ferguson, whose book is sold in stores around the world, wrote quite a long andvolumetric creation both in the literal sense and in terms of content. This autobiography is a must read for all football fans, and especially fans of the Manchester United club.