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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ole Gunnar Solskjær[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 February 1973||
Place of birth | Kristiansund, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1990 | Clausenengen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1995 | Clausenengen | 109 | (115) |
1995–1996 | Molde | 42 | (31) |
1996–2007 | Manchester United | 235 | (91) |
Total | 386 | (237) | |
National team | |||
1994–1995 | Norway U21 | 19 | (13) |
1995–2007 | Norway | 67 | (23) |
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
changeIn Norway
changeSolskjær played for Molde FK and Clausenlengen before he went to England.
In England
changeSolskjær 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".[3]
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
changeHe 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.
Career statistics
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Clausenengen | 1990 | Norwegian Third Division Group E | — | — | — | |||||||||
1991 | Norwegian Third Division Group M | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1992 | Norwegian Third Division Group M | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1993 | Norwegian Third Division Group M | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1994 | Norwegian Second Division Group 5 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Total | 109 | 115 | — | — | — | 109 | 115 | |||||||
Molde[4] | 1995 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 20 | 4 | 6 | — | 4[c] | 3 | — | 34 | 29 | ||
1996 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | ||||
Total | 42 | 31 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 54 | 41 | ||||
Manchester United[5] | 1996–97 | Premier League | 33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 19 |
1997–98 | Premier League | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
1998–99 | Premier League | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 18 | |
1999–2000 | Premier League | 28 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | 11[d] | 3 | 6[f] | 0 | 46 | 15 | ||
2000–01 | Premier League | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 13 | |
2001–02 | Premier League | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15[d] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 25 | |
2002–03 | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14[d] | 4 | — | 57 | 15 | ||
2003–04 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2004–05 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2005–06 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Premier League | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6[d] | 1 | — | 32 | 11 | ||
Total | 235 | 91 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 366 | 126 | ||
Career total | 386 | 237 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 85 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 529 | 282 |
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Football Cup and FA Cup
- ↑ Includes League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
- ↑ One appearance in FA Charity Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup and three appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 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 | |
2006 | 4 | 2 | |
2007 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 67 | 23 |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Solskjær goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 November 1995 | Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 27 March 1996 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 2 June 1996 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 5–0 | |||||
5 | 30 April 1997 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 25 March 1998 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
7 | 27 May 1998 | Molde Stadion, Molde, Norway | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
8 | 3–0 | |||||
9 | 27 March 1999 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | Greece | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
10 | 2–0 | |||||
11 | 28 April 1999 | Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 3–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
12 | 8 September 1999 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Slovenia | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
13 | 9 October 1999 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
14 | 27 May 2000 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
15 | 24 March 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Poland | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 28 March 2001 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 15 August 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Turkey | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
18 | 14 May 2002 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Japan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
19 | 22 May 2002 | Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø, Norway | Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
20 | 2 April 2003 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
21 | 11 June 2003 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Romania | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
22 | 2 September 2006 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
23 | 4–0 |
Managerial statistics
change- As of match played 20 November 2021[8]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Molde | 9 November 2010 | 2 January 2014 | 126 | 69 | 26 | 31 | 54.76 |
Cardiff City | 2 January 2014 | 18 September 2014 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30.00 |
Molde | 21 October 2015 | 19 December 2018 | 118 | 66 | 19 | 33 | 55.93 |
Manchester United | 19 December 2018 | 21 November 2021 | 168 | 91 | 37 | 40 | 54.17 |
Total | 442 | 235 | 87 | 120 | 53.17 |
Honours
changePlayer
changeClausenengen
Manchester United
- Premier League: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07[10]
- FA Cup: 1998–99,[11] 2003–04[12]
- FA Charity/Community Shield: 1996,[13] 2003[14]
- UEFA Champions League: 1998–99[15]
- Intercontinental Cup: 1999[16]
Individual
- Kniksen Awards Kniksen of the Year: 1996[17]
- Kniksen's honour award: 2007[17]
Manager
changeManchester United Reserves
- Lancashire Senior Cup: 2007–08[18]
- Manchester Senior Cup: 2008–09[19]
- Premier Reserve League North: 2009–10[20]
- Premier Reserve League: 2009–10[20]
Molde
Manchester United
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21[24]
Individual
- Kniksen Award Coach of the Year: 2011,[17] 2012[17]
- Peer Gynt Prize: 2009 (for his efforts for football and philanthropy)[25][26]
- Premier League Manager of the Month: January 2019[27]
Orders
References
change- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjær" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Solskjær: Ole Gunnar Solskjær: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjær" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ↑ Solskjær, Ole Gunnar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Ole Solskjaer". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ "Football: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ↑ "Third division 1993". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle". The Guardian. London. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Man Utd win FA Cup". BBC Sport. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Manchester United v Newcastle United, 11 August 1996". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Man Utd win Community Shield". BBC Sport. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "United crowned kings of Europe". BBC News. 26 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Man Utd crowned world champions". BBC News. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Kniksenprisen | Norsk Toppfotball". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Bartram, Steve (30 July 2008). "Reds snare Lancashire Cup". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Bartram, Steve (12 May 2009). "Reserves: Bolton 0 United 1". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Barclays Premier Reserve League final". Premier League. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ex-Man Utd striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leads Molde to Norwegian title". BBC Sport. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "MOLDE ER SERIEMESTER: – STØRRE PRESTASJON I ÅR" [Molde are champions: – GREATER PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR]. Football Association of Norway. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Latest on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". express.co.uk. Express. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ↑ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United (11-10 on pens): David de Gea spot kick saved in epic Europa League final shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ Jørgensen, Pål Wollebæk (6 May 2009). "Solskjær fikk årets Peer Gynt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ↑ Korsvold, Kaja (29 July 2009). "Solskjær hedret". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ↑ "Manager profile: Ole Gunnar Solskjær". Premier League. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ↑ "Appointment to St. Olav's Order". The Norwegian Royal Household (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2018.