Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the current 2012-13 season and will now become director and ambassador of the club.
Here I have his trophy achievements and some of his famous quotes.
The 71 year old Scottish has won an extraordinary number of trophies in his 26 year long career at Old Trafford as Manchester United’s manager.
Here is list of Trophies he won for United:
Tournament | Year |
Premier League | 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2013. |
FA Cup | 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999 & 2004. |
League Cup | 1992, 2006, 2009 & 2010. |
Champions League | 1999 & 2008. |
Cup Winners Cup | 1991. |
FIFA Club World Cup | 2008. |
UEFA Super Cup | 1992. |
Inter-Continental Cup | 1999. |
FA Charity/Community Shield | 1990 (Shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011. |
Sir Alex was also known for his famous and memorable quotes. Here are some of his famous quotes:
“My greatest challenge is not what’s happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right of their f*****g perch.” Said Sir Alex after being appointed as United manager.
On Man United’s dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich in 1999: “Football, bloody hell.”
On Arsene Wenger: “They say he’s an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages, I’ve got a 15 year old boy from Ivory Coast who speaks five languages”
On Ryan Giggs Seen As Schoolboy: “I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just floated over the ground like a cocker spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind”
On Wayne Rooney’s decision to sign new contract: “Sometimes you look in a field and you see a cow and you think it’s a better cow than the one you’ve got in the field”
On Real Madrid’s hopes of signing Ronaldo: “You don’t think we’d get into a contract with that mob, do you? Jesus Christ. I wouldn’t sell them a virus”
On Manchester City’s rise as a Premier League force: “There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour and have to live with it. You can’t do anything about them…”