Alex Ferguson vs Francois Pienaar
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Francois Pienaar (1967–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1967 to 2026.
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Alex Ferguson (1941–present)
- — Born in Govan, Glasgow Verified
- — Began his playing career with Queen's Park Verified
- — Married Cathy Holding Verified
- — Transferred to Rangers as a player Verified
- — Appointed manager of Aberdeen Verified
- — Aberdeen won the European Cup Winners' Cup Verified
- — Appointed manager of Manchester United Verified
- — Won a first league title with Manchester United Verified
- — Manchester United completed the treble Verified
- — Knighted for services to football Verified
Francois Pienaar (1967–present)
- — Born in Vereeniging, South Africa Verified
- — Studied law at Rand Afrikaans University Verified
- — Began playing for Transvaal
- — Made his Test debut as South Africa captain against France Verified
- — Captained South Africa to victory in the Rugby World Cup final Verified
- — Played his last Test for South Africa Verified
- — Moved to England to join Saracens Verified
- — Returned to South Africa as chief executive of the Golden Lions Verified
- — Portrayed in the film Invictus Verified