Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Norwegian footballer and manager
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| March 29 2025 | Solskjær led Beşiktaş to a significant 2-1 victory over Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray in the Beşiktaş-Galatasaray derby, marking a successful period where he achieved eight wins and one draw in his first 12 games as head coach. |
| January 18 2025 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær was appointed head coach of Beşiktaş, a Turkish Süper Lig club, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. |
| 2021 | His daughter Karna made one senior appearance for Manchester United in the Women's FA Cup against Bridgwater United, becoming part of the first father-daughter pair to play for the club. |
| November 2021 | Sacked by Manchester United following a poor run of performances in the 2021–22 season. |
| November 21 2021 | Manchester United officially confirmed Solskjær's departure as manager by mutual consent, with the team seventh in the Premier League with 17 points after 12 games. |
| November 20 2021 | After losing 4-1 to Watford and conceding 15 goals in five league fixtures, the club's board held an emergency meeting to discuss Solskjær's future. |
| November 6 2021 | Manchester United lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the Manchester derby. |
| October 24 2021 | Solskjær oversaw Manchester United's worst defeat to Liverpool since 1925, losing 5-0 at home. |
| September 19 2021 | Solskjær led Manchester United to a 2-1 win over West Ham United, setting a new record of 29 unbeaten away games in the Premier League with goals from Ronaldo and Jesse Lingard. |
| September 14 2021 | Manchester United lost 2-1 to Young Boys in their UEFA Champions League campaign opener, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring early and Wan-Bissaka being sent off. |
| July 24 2021 | Manchester United announced Solskjær's three-year contract extension until 2024, with an option for an additional year until 2025. |
| May 26 2021 | Lost the Europa League final to Villarreal 11-10 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with criticism for his late substitution strategy. |
| May 11 2021 | Suffered a 2-1 home loss to Leicester City, ending United's unbeaten run and mathematically giving Manchester City the Premier League title. |
| May 9 2021 | Led Manchester United to a 3-1 away win against Aston Villa, confirming a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. |
| February 2 2021 | Oversaw a record-equalling 9-0 victory over Southampton in the Premier League, Manchester United's first nine-goal win since 1995. |
| January 27 2021 | Suffered a 2-1 home loss to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, losing the top spot in the league. |
| January 12 2021 | Led Manchester United to a 1-0 away win against Burnley, putting the team at the top of the league table for the first time since the 2012-13 season. |
| 2020 | In the Europa League, United were eliminated in the semi-final, losing 2-1 to Sevilla in the final game of their season. |
| 2020 | Manchester United finished the Premier League season in third place with 66 points, equal to their previous season's tally. |
| 2020 | United were knocked out of the FA Cup in the semi-final, losing 3-1 to Chelsea, with goalkeeper David de Gea making two errors leading to goals. |
| November 2020 | Lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in Solskjær's 100th match in charge of Manchester United. |
| October 2020 | Suffered a 6-1 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur, which Solskjær described as the worst day of his managerial career. |
| February 2020 | After Bruno Fernandes' debut, United went unbeaten in the Premier League, collecting 32 points from 14 games - more than any other club during that period. |
| January 2020 | United suffered a 2-0 loss to Burnley at Old Trafford, leaving the team with 34 points from 24 games, which was worse than their previous season's performance. |
| January 2020 | United were eliminated from the EFL Cup at the semi-final stage, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Manchester City. |
| 2019 | Manchester United started the 2019-20 season poorly, accumulating only 10 points from their first nine games, which was their worst league campaign start in 33 years. |
| May 2019 | In the final game of the season, Manchester United lost 2-0 at home to Cardiff City, finishing sixth in the Premier League, the same position they were in when Solskjær initially joined as caretaker manager. |
| April 2019 | United were defeated in both legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona, losing 4-0 on aggregate, with Solskjær admitting Barcelona were significantly superior. |
| March 28 2019 | Signed a three-year contract to become Manchester United's permanent manager after winning 14 of 19 matches as caretaker. |
| March 6 2019 | In a historic Champions League moment, Solskjær's team became the first in European Cup history to advance after losing the first leg at home by two goals or more, beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on away goals. |
| February 12 2019 | Solskjær suffered his first loss as manager in the Champions League, with Manchester United being beaten 2–0 at home by Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 tie. |
| January 2019 | Solskjær was named Premier League Manager of the Month for January, becoming the first Manchester United manager to win the award since Ferguson in 2012 and the first Norwegian to receive this honor. |
| December 22 2018 | Solskjær managed his first match against Cardiff City, securing a 5-1 victory, which was the first time Manchester United had scored five or more goals in a Premier League game since 2013. |
| December 19 2018 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær was appointed as caretaker manager of Manchester United, taking over from José Mourinho for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. |
| December 3 2018 | Molde announced Solskjær's contract extension until the end of the 2021 season. |
| September 30 2018 | Achieved a crucial 1-0 win against title challengers Rosenborg. |
| August 30 2018 | Won 2-1 against Zenit St. Petersburg in the return leg, but were ultimately knocked out 4-3 on aggregate. |
| August 23 2018 | Lost 3-1 away to Zenit St. Petersburg in the Europa League qualification. |
| August 6 2018 | Drawn against Albanian team Laçi in Europa League qualification, whom Molde beat 5-0 on aggregate. |
| July 19 2018 | Won 5-1 in the return leg against Glenavon, advancing to the next qualification round. |
| July 11 2018 | Lost 2-1 away against Northern Irish side Glenavon in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. |
| July 8 2018 | Won a 5-1 victory against Vålerenga. |
| July 1 2018 | Achieved a 4-0 away win over Brann. |
| April 8 2018 | Suffered a 4-0 defeat against Rosenborg, which began a period of inconsistent form. |
| September 21 2017 | Lost 3-0 to Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Football Cup semi-final. |
| August 17 2017 | Reached the semi-final of the Norwegian Football Cup after a 2-1 victory over Kristiansund. |
| April 5 2017 | Won a match against Lillestrøm with a stoppage-time winner. |
| August 21 2016 | Achieved a 4-2 victory over Odd with two stoppage-time goals from substitutes Tobias Svendsen and Harmeet Singh. |
| May 28 2016 | Suffered a 3-1 defeat to league leaders Rosenborg. |
| February 25 2016 | Molde won the home leg 1-0 against Sevilla, but were knocked out 3-1 on aggregate in the Europa League. |
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