Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 26 February 1973 in Kristiansund) is a Norwegian former football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. He played most of his career for Manchester United. He also used to play for the Norway national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989-1990 | Clausenengen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990-1994 1994-1996 1996-2007 | Clausenengen Molde Manchester United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1995-2007 | Norway | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008-2011 | Manchester United (reserves) | ||
| 2011-2014 | Molde | ||
| 2014 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2015-2018 | Molde | ||
| 2018-2021 | Manchester United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
In Norway
Solskjær played for Molde FK and Clausenlengen before he went to England.
In England
Solskjær joined Manchester United in 1996. He played 366 games for the club and scored 126 goals. In 1999, he scored four goals in twelve minutes against Nottingham Forest, "the fastest scorer of a four-goal haul on record in England".[1]
With Manchester United, Solskjær won the Premier League six times and the FA Cup twice. He scored the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League Final.
Management
He became the coach of the Manchester United Reserve team, and then, In 2011, he got the job as head coach for Molde FK, the club he left to join Manchester United. He was appointed as head coach for Manchester United after José Mourinho was sacked in November 2018.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Football Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1990 | Clausenengen | Second Division | ||||||||||
| 1991 | Third Division | |||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Second Division | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Molde | Premier League | 26 | 20 | 26 | 20 | ||||||
| 1996 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996/97 | Manchester United | Premier League | 33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 19 |
| 1997/98 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 1998/99 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | ||
| 1999/00 | 28 | 12 | - | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 15 | |||
| 2000/01 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 13 | ||
| 2001/02 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 25 | ||
| 2002/03 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 57 | 15 | ||
| 2003/04 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2004/05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005/06 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006/07 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Country | Norway | 151 | 146 | 151 | 146 | |||||||
| England | 235 | 91 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 20 | 357 | 126 | ||
| Total | 286 | 237 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 20 | 508 | 272 | ||
International career statistics
| Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9 | 3 |
| 1999 | 8 | 5 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 67 | 23 |
Ole Gunnar Solskjær Media
Solskjær after a game for Molde in 1996
The Manchester United team, with Solskjær, celebrating after winning the UEFA Champions League in 1999.
Solskjær taking a free kick during his testimonial in 2008
Solskjær as Cardiff City manager in 2014
Solskjær in his second spell as Molde manager in 2018
Solskjær on the Old Trafford touchline in 2021
The "20LEGEND" banner being raised in the Stretford End before United's game against Arsenal, the first home game following Solskjær's departure from the club
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References
- ↑ Harris, Nick (29 August 2007). "Unassuming supersub who merits a place among the Old Trafford greats". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ole Gunnar Solskjær". www.national-football-teams.com.
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