OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER

Full Name Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Place of Birth Kristiansund, Norway
Date of Birth 26th Feburary 1973
Height 5' 10''
Weight 11st 6
Position Forward
Squad Number 20
Transfer Fee £1.5 million
United Debut 25/8/1996 Blackburn (H)
International 66 Caps - 24 goals
APPS for Man Utd 216
Goals 126

Goalscoring - Ole is still a goal-scoring machine who at times, makes

it look easy. A cool and deadly finisher from any range.
Passing/Movement - Also a good crosser and intelligent passer.

Solskjaer has excellent positional sense that puts him into great

goalscoring positions.
Pace - Has slowed down a bit with his advancing years and has to play

a more measured game.

Playing part time Third Division football in Norway for Clausenegen FK,

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer moved to Premier League Molde in 1995. It was not

long before he started to attract the interest of big clubs throughout

Europe, dubbed the "Norwegian Alan Shearer".

In the summer of 1996 Alex Ferguson paid a £1.5m fee for Solskjaer's

services. Not expecting to be playing for United until the new year,

Solskjaer found himself almost a permanent fixture in the first team,

scoring on his debut against Blackburn and ending the season as top

scorer with 19 goals, 18 of them in the League. Ole quickly became a

firm favourite with the United faithful.He won a League Championship

medal in his first United season and helped United to the semi-final of

the European Cup

1998-99 was a strange season for Solskjaer. He was nearly sold to Spurs

for £5.5 million, then scored 17 goals from only 17 starting

appearances (including 4 in ten minutes against Forest when he came on

as sub in United's amazing 8-1 away win).

The 2001-2002 season was Solskjaer's best ever campaign. In a

flourishing partnership with new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy the

Norwegian got 26 goals. He showed an increasing lethal-ness in front of

goal, taking half-chances and often scoring from impossible angels.

During 2002-2003 Ole often found himself less up front and more out on the right side of midfield. As David Beckham fell out of favour in the winter months, Ferguson seemed to prefer the added goal threat and playing a more free-flowing 4-3-3 system, as opposed to the rigid 4-4-2 of past years. Solskjaer also demonstrated a new found talent for crossing, it was his cross that found the head of Ryan Giggs to level the score 2-2 at Highbury.He netted his 100th goal for United in a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season and went on to score 15 Premiership goals

watch Ole in action
solskjaer famous 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPoKbMSR0r4
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Farewell Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpmOFz1Oyw8
Ole Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn72GW5z2_E&feature=related
Manchester United 1 - 0 Espanyol :: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer testimonial match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5Cb02u2FA&feature=related