Ole Gunnar Solskjær

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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 (age 51)[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

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.

Career[change | change source]

In Norway[change | change source]

Solskjær played for Molde FK and Clausenlengen before he went to England.

In England[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
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
  1. ↑ Includes Norwegian Football Cup and FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Ole Gunnar Solskjær[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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 | change source]

As of match played 20 November 2021[8]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
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[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Clausenengen

Manchester United

Individual

Manager[change | change source]

Manchester United Reserves

Molde

Manchester United

Individual

Orders

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjær" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Solskjær: Ole Gunnar Solskjær: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjær" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Solskjær, Ole Gunnar at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "Ole Solskjaer". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Football: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Third division 1993". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle". The Guardian. London. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  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. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "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.
  19. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ "Ex-Man Utd striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leads Molde to Norwegian title". BBC Sport. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  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.
  23. ↑ "Latest on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer". express.co.uk. Express. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  24. ↑ 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.
  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.
  27. ↑ "Manager profile: Ole Gunnar Solskjær". Premier League. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  28. ↑ "Appointment to St. Olav's Order". The Norwegian Royal Household (in Norwegian). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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