Alex Ferguson vs Franz Beckenbauer
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1945 to 2024.
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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
Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024)
- — Born in Munich, Germany Verified
- — Joined the youth section of Bayern Munich Verified
- — Made his first-team debut for Bayern Munich Verified
- — Debut for the West Germany national team Verified
- — Won the Ballon d'Or Verified
- — Captained West Germany to the World Cup title Verified
- — Moved to the New York Cosmos Verified
- — Appointed manager of the West Germany national team Verified
- — Won the World Cup as manager of West Germany Verified
- — Died in Salzburg, Austria Verified