Former Manchester United and Norwegian legendary international forward Ole Gunnar Solskjær appointed as Beşiktaş new head coach..

Beşiktaş announced on its official website on Saturday that the club has appointed former Manchester United and Norwegian legendary international forward Ole Gunnar Solskjær as its new head coach.

According to the Turkish Süper Lig giants' official statement, Solskjær has signed on a short-term one-and-a-half-year deal with the club which will only run until the summer of 2026, with an option to extend for a further year.

This will also be Solskjær's first new position since he was sacked by his former club Manchester United four years ago.

At the end of November last year, after four consecutive defeats, Beşiktaş officially announced that its former Dutch head coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst was sacked.

For a period of time thereafter, Turkish assistant coach Serdar Topraktepe has been acting as the interim head coach.

About Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Ole Gunnar Solskjær, 51 years old, nicknamed "Baby-faced Assassin" and "Super Sub", was born on February 26, 1973 in Kristiansund, Norway. He is 1.78 meters tall and primarily plays as a center forward, but can also play as a right winger.

In his early years, Solskjær played for Clausenengen and Molde, helping the former win the Norwegian Third Division once.

In July 1996, Solskjær joined Manchester United for £1.5 million.

During his 11-year spell with the Red Devils, Solskjær played 366 times for Manchester United in all competitions, scored 126 goals, assisted 56 times, and won the Premier League 6 times, the English Community Shield 2 times, the English FA Cup 2 times, the Champions League 1 time and the FIFA Club World Cup 1 time with the club.

On a personal level, he also won the Norwegian Footballer of the Year award once, and was awarded the Order of St. Olav, First Class (KSO) by the Norwegian Royal Family in 2008.

After retiring in the summer of 2007, Solskjær first stayed at Manchester United as a first-team forward coach, and began to serve as the reserve team manager the following summer.

During his tenure, Solskjær led the Manchester United reserve team to win the Manchester Senior Cup once, the Lancashire Senior Cup once, and the Premier Reserve League once.

In January 2011, Solskjær returned to Molde as head coach.

During his three-and-a-half-year stint as Molde head coach, Solskjær led the club to win the Norwegian Eliteserien twice and the Norwegian Cup once. The most famous thing is that he was the first head coach to discover his extremely talented junior Erling Håland.

In January 2014, Solskjær was appointed as the Cardiff City manager, but was sacked in September of the same year due to poor performances.

After leaving the Bluebirds, Solskjær returned to Molde in October of the following year, during which he led the club to the round of 32 of the Europa League once.

In December 2018, Solskjær returned to Manchester United as interim head, and was later officially appointed as permanent manager in March of the following year due to his outstanding performances.

During his three-year stint at Old Trafford, Solskjær had managed the Premier League giants 168 times in all competitions, achieving 91 wins, 37 draws, and 40 losses, with a win percentage of 54.17%.