Alexander Matthew Busby

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Alexander Matthew Busby, better known as Sir Matt Busby, was a legendary Scottish football manager who built and led Manchester United to great success in the mid-20th century.


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instanceOf Scottish person
association football player
football manager
human
alsoKnownAs Matt Busby
Sir Matt Busby
awardReceived CBE
European Cup winning manager 1968
Knight Bachelor
burialPlace Southern Cemetery, Manchester
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
countryOfManagement England NERFINISHED
Scotland
dateOfBirth 1909-05-26
dateOfDeath 1994-01-20
endTime 1969-06-04
era mid-20th century
genreOfFame football history
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced Alex Ferguson
modern football management
involvedIn Munich air disaster
legacy one of Manchester United's greatest managers
pioneer of European competition for English clubs
managedClub Manchester United F.C.
managedYouthDevelopment Manchester United youth system
memorial Sir Matt Busby statue at Old Trafford
name Alexander Matthew Busby
notableAchievement rebuilt Manchester United after the Munich air disaster
won FA Cups with Manchester United
won multiple English league titles with Manchester United
won the European Cup with Manchester United in 1968
notableWork Busby Babes youth policy at Manchester United
occupation football manager
football player
placeOfBirth Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland
placeOfDeath Manchester, England
playedFor Liverpool F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
positionPlayed half-back
returnedAsManager 1970
returnedAsManagerEnd 1971
role manager of Manchester United F.C.
sport association football
startTime 1945-10-19
survived Munich air disaster
teamStyle attacking football

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Sir Matt Busby
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Alexander Matthew Busby
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