Alex Ferguson vs Haile Gebrselassie
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Haile Gebrselassie (1973–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1973 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
Haile Gebrselassie (1973–present)
- — Born in Asella, Arsi province, Ethiopia Verified
- — Won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the World Junior Championships Verified
- — Won his first world title in the 10,000 metres Verified
- — Won Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres in Atlanta Verified
- — Retained his Olympic 10,000 metres title in Sydney Verified
- — Made his marathon debut at the London Marathon Verified
- — Set a marathon world record in Berlin Verified
- — Lowered the marathon world record to 2:03:59 Verified
- — Retired from competitive running Verified
- — Elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation Verified