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.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Trondheim2011-1
Personal information
Full name Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Date of birth (1973-02-26) 26 February 1973
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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 statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NorwayLeague Norwegian Football Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
1990ClausenengenSecond Division
1991Third Division
1992
1993
1994Second Division
1995MoldePremier League26202620
199616111611
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
1996/97Manchester UnitedPremier League331830001014619
1997/98226220061309
1998/9919128133623618
1999/002812-101134015
2000/01311021221104613
2001/02301721001574725
2002/0337921411445715
2003/04130300021181
2004/050000000000
2005/063020000050
2006/071976211002610
CountryNorway 151146151146
England 235913081178120357126
Total 2862373081178120508272

International career statistics

[2]

Norway national team
YearAppsGoals
199521
199663
199721
199893
199985
2000101
200173
200292
200372
200420
200500
200642
200710
Total6723

References

  1. 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.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ole Gunnar Solskjær". www.national-football-teams.com.


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