Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.
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26 Facts About Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer joined Manchester United in July 1996 for a transfer fee of £1.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was regarded as a "super-sub" for his knack of coming off the substitute bench to score late goals.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remained a regular player for the side until a serious knee injury sustained in 2003 permanently plagued his playing career.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to his native country in 2011 to manage his former club, Molde, whom he led to their two first-ever Tippeligaen titles in his first two seasons with the club.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer secured a third title when his team won the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked by the club in November 2021 following a poor string of performances.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer participated in the Otta Cup, scoring seventeen goals in six matches.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finished his time at Molde with 41 goals in 54 games in all competitions.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored six minutes into his debut as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers on 25 August 1996, after replacing David May in the 64th minute.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused an offer from Tottenham Hotspur, after Manchester United had accepted a £5.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ended the campaign with 12 league goals in 28 appearances.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the opportunity with characteristic incisiveness, forcing Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke onto the bench.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was selected to play on the right in important matches, such as in the league game against Arsenal and the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, while Beckham was left on the bench.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played in the 2004 FA Cup Final, which the club won.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Premier League action on 23 August 2006 when he scored in an away match against Charlton Athletic, his first Premier League goal since April 2003.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued his great goal scoring start by scoring three goals in his first competitive appearances for the national team during the 1998 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer formed a feared partnership with Tore Andre Flo which was seen as one of the best striking partnerships in Norway's history.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer acted in an ambassadorial role for the club, when he travelled to Hong Kong in 2006 and played with students at the Manchester United Soccer School there.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer departed on 18 September 2014 following Cardiff City's poor run of form at the start of the Championship campaign.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that he is not his son Noah's favourite player – his former United teammate Wayne Rooney is, while drawing inspiration from Michael Carrick.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was presented with the award in a ceremony the next day in his hometown of Kristiansund.
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