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
Solskjær as Molde manager in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ole Gunnar Solskjær[1]
Date of birth (1973-02-26) 26 February 1973[2]
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

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".[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

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 109115109115
Molde[4] 1995 Tippeligaen 2620464[lower-alpha 3]33429
1996 Tippeligaen 1611412012
Total 423187435441
Manchester United[5] 1996–97 Premier League 3318300010[lower-alpha 4]1004619
1997–98 Premier League 22622006[lower-alpha 4]100309
1998–99 Premier League 191281336[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 5]03718
1999–2000 Premier League 28121011[lower-alpha 4]36[lower-alpha 6]04615
2000–01 Premier League 3110212211[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]04713
2001–02 Premier League 3017210015[lower-alpha 4]7004725
2002–03 Premier League 379214114[lower-alpha 4]45715
2003–04 Premier League 13030002[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 7]0191
2004–05 Premier League 000000000000
2005–06 Premier League 3020000050
2006–07 Premier League 19762116[lower-alpha 4]13211
Total 23591308117812090366126
Career total 3862373815117852390529282
  1. Includes Norwegian Football Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  6. 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
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 199521
199663
199721
199893
199985
2000101
200173
200292
200372
200420
200642
200710
Total6723
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Solskjær goal.
List of international goals scored by Ole Gunnar Solskjær[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 November 1995Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica1–01–1Friendly
227 March 1996Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–02–0Friendly
32 June 1996Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Azerbaijan2–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
45–0
530 April 1997Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Finland1–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
625 March 1998King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium2–22–2Friendly
727 May 1998Molde Stadion, Molde, Norway Saudi Arabia2–06–0Friendly
83–0
927 March 1999Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece1–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
102–0
1128 April 1999Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia3–04–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
128 September 1999Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Slovenia3–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
139 October 1999Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–02–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
1427 May 2000Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Slovakia1–02–0Friendly
1524 March 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Poland2–22–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1628 March 2001Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus Belarus1–11–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
1715 August 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Turkey1–01–1Friendly
1814 May 2002Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Japan3–03–0Friendly
1922 May 2002Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø, Norway Iceland1–11–1Friendly
202 April 2003Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–02–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
2111 June 2003Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Romania1–11–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
222 September 2006Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–04–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
234–0

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 November 2021[8]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Molde 9 November 2010 2 January 2014 126 69 26 31 054.76
Cardiff City 2 January 2014 18 September 2014 30 9 5 16 030.00
Molde 21 October 2015 19 December 2018 118 66 19 33 055.93
Manchester United 19 December 2018 21 November 2021 168 91 37 40 054.17
Total 442 235 87 120 053.17

Honours

Player

Clausenengen

  • 3. divisjon: 1993[9]

Manchester United

Individual

  • Kniksen Awards Kniksen of the Year: 1996[17]
  • Kniksen's honour award: 2007[17]

Manager

Manchester 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

  • Tippeligaen: 2011,[21]2012[22]
  • Norwegian Football Cup: 2013[23]

Manchester United

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

  • Knight of the Order of St. Olav, First Class, 2008[28]

References

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  2. "Solskjær: Ole Gunnar Solskjær: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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  12. "Man Utd win FA Cup". BBC Sport. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. "Manchester United v Newcastle United, 11 August 1996". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. "Man Utd win Community Shield". BBC Sport. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. "United crowned kings of Europe". BBC News. 26 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  16. "Man Utd crowned world champions". BBC News. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. "Kniksenprisen | Norsk Toppfotball". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  18. 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.
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  22. "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.
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  25. 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.
  26. Korsvold, Kaja (29 July 2009). "Solskjær hedret". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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  28. "Appointment to St. Olav's Order". The Norwegian Royal Household (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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