Sir Alex Ferguson is making history again

Sir Alex Ferguson will lead a club in the UEFA Super Cup for a record fourth time on Friday, 29 August. Accoding to Infostrada, the Scotsman won with Aberdeen (1983) and Manchester United (1991) and lost with United in 1999. If Manchester United beat Zenit Saint Petersburg in this year’s match, Ferguson will be the first head coach to win the competition three times.

Most years in UEFA Super Cup as head coach

4 Alex Ferguson SCO Aberdeen (1983), Manchester United (1991, 1999, 2008)
3 Johan Cruijff NED Ajax (1987), FC Barcelona (1989, 1992)
2 Dettmar Cramer GER Bayern München (1975, 1976)
2 Raymond Goethals BEL Anderlecht (1976, 1978)
2 Bob Paisley ENG Liverpool (1977, 1978)
2 Brian Clough ENG Nottingham Forest (1979, 1980)
2 Valeri Lobanovsky URS Dynamo Kyiv (1975, 1986)
2 Arrigo Sacchi ITA AC Milan (1989, 1990)
2 Fabio Capello ITA AC Milan (1993, 1994)
2 Nevio Scala ITA Parma (1993), Borussia Dortmund (1997)
2 Louis van Gaal NED Ajax (1995), FC Barcelona (1997)
2 Guus Hiddink NED PSV (1988), Real Madrid (1998)
2 Vicente del Bosque ESP Real Madrid (2000, 2002)
2 Víctor Fernández ESP Real Zaragoza CD (1995), FC Porto (2004)
2 Carlo Ancelotti ITA AC Milan (2003, 2007)
2 Juande Ramos ESP Sevilla FC (2006, 2007)

Most UEFA Super Cup wins as head coach

2 Raymond Goethals BEL Anderlecht (1976, 1978)
2 Arrigo Sacchi ITA AC Milan (1989, 1990)
2 Alex Ferguson SCO Aberdeen (1983), Manchester United (1991)
2 Louis van Gaal NED Ajax (1995), FC Barcelona (1997)
2 Carlo Ancelotti ITA AC Milan (2003, 2007)