Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson played professional football from 1957 to 1974, all for Scottish clubs, before becoming even more famous as a manager. He was the manager of St Mirren from 1974 to 1978 and won the Cup Winners Cup in 1983 with Aberdeen. He was nicknamed "Furious Fergie" while he was managing Aberdeen. He also managed the Scotland team at the 1986 World Cup. He joined Manchester United as their manager in November 1986, replacing Ron Atkinson, who had managed the club since 1981. He became the most successful manager of Manchester United in its history, winning the 1990 FA Cup, 1991 Cup Winners Cup, 1992 League Cup, 1993 League Championship, 1994 League and FA Cup double, 1996 League and FA Cup double, 1997 League, 1999 League and FA Cup, and the Champions League in 1999 and 2008. During his time at Manchester United, he launched the careers of some of Britain's most famous footballers, including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1985 Queen's New Year Honours List, the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1995 Queen's New Year Honours List and made a Knight Bachelor in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Association Football. He was presented the UNICEF badge as a Goodwill Ambassador by the actor Sir Roger Moore, a prominent spokesman for UNICEF. He retired from football management in 2013.