Born December 31, 1941 Glasgow Scotland. He was appointed Manchester United FC 21st club manager after the woeful results by Ron Atkinson at the start of 1986/87 season.
From there, he rose up to become the most successful manager in the club history having spent 26 years in the club dugout, he won 38 star-studded trophies in total.
Looking too hard to achieve, in 1990, just few years at the hot seat, he almost lost his job. One of his players Mark Robins scored one of the iconic goal against Nottingham Forest that saved him his United job, time and patience beckons on him, he went on to become one of the greatest coaches in the club history and the rest of the world.
Having said, he had a staggering statistics that in time to come will remain fresh and unachievable for modern day manager who will ever grace the round leather game.
Not undermining his stats, He was able to manage the most youngest youth team during his time and have the academic promoted to the first team who went on to dominate and achieved set goals
Giving some rundown of his achievement with the club.
Top 10 rank youth players:
Paul Scholes
Ryan Giggs
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney
David Beckham
Gary Naville
Phil Naville
Nicky Butt
Daren Fletcher
Anderson
Premier League: 13x
1992/93
1993/94
1995/96
1996/97
1998/99
1999/2000
2000/01
2002/03
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2010/11
2012/13
FA Cup: 5x
1989/90
1993/94
1995/96
1998/99
2003/04
Football League Cup: 4x
1991/92
2005/06
2008/09
2009/10
FA Charity/Community Shield:
1990
1993
1994
1996
1997
2003
2007
2008
2010
2011
UEFA Champions League: 2x
1998/99
2007/08
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1x
1990–91
European Super Cup: 1x
1991
Intercontinental Cup: 1x
1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 1x
2008
Awards:
Premier League Manager of the Season: 11x
1993–94
1995–96
1996–97
1998–99
1999–2000
2002–03
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2010–11
2012–13
Premier League Manager of the Month: 27x
August 1993
October 1994
February 1996
March 1996
February 1997
October 1997
January 1999
April 1999
August 1999
March 2000
April 2000
February 2001
April 2003
December 2003
February 2005
March 2006
August 2006
October 2006
February 2007
January 2008
March 2008
January 2009
April 2009
September 2009
January 2011
August 2011
October 2012
LMA Manager of the Decade: 1990s
LMA Manager of the Year: 5x
1992–93
1998–99
2007–08
2010–11
2012–13
LMA Special Merit Award: 2x
2009
2011
UEFA Manager of the Year: 1998–99
UEFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2008
World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year:
1993
1999
2007
2008
European Coach of the Year—Alf Ramsey Award:
2008
Coach of the 21st Century:
2012
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: 1999
BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award:
1999
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award:
2001
BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award: 2013
World Soccer Greatest Manager of All Time:
2013
ESPN Greatest Manager of All Time:
2013
Greatest Manager of All Time:
2019
Globe Soccer Awards Coach of the Century:
2001/2020
English Football Hall of Fame (Manager):
2002
European Hall of Fame (Manager): 2008
FIFA Presidential Award: 2011
PFA Merit Award:
2007
Premier League Merit Award:
2012/13
NOTE this is not all he achieved as an individual, as player. This is just some of his utd stats.