Matt Busby

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby was a Scottish footballer and football manager. He played for Scotland national team. Busby managed Manchester United and led them to great success. Many people believe that Busby is one of the greatest football managers of all time.

Matt Busby

Personal information
Full name	Sir Alexander Matthew Busby
Date of birth	(1909-05-26)26 May 1909
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death	20 January 1994(1994-01-20) (aged 84)
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928-1936 1936-1939	Manchester City Liverpool
National team
1933	Scotland
Teams managed
1945-1969 1948 1958 1970-1971	Manchester United United Kingdom Scotland Manchester United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player, Busby played for Manchester City and Liverpool. After his playing career, he went to manage Manchester United and built a great team called the Busby Babes. Eight of those players died in an airplane accident in Munich. This accident was called the Munich air disaster. But Busby again built a winning team after the disaster. He spent 25 years with Manchester United and won 13 trophies.