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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has acquired a 12.5% stake in Norwegian esports company Ulti Agency. This new Norweigan esports agency is looking to expand worldwide.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was born on February 26, 1973, in Kristiansund, Norway. He began his football journey at the age of seven, joining local club Clausenengen. During his five seasons with Clausenengen from 1990 to 1995, he showcased exceptional talent, scoring 115 goals in 109 league appearances and helping the club achieve promotion to the Norwegian Second Division in 1993. His impressive goal-scoring record led to a move to Molde FK in 1995, where he continued to excel, contributing to their second-place finish in his first season and qualification for the UEFA Cup.
In July 1996, Solskjaer joined Manchester United for a transfer fee of £1.5 million, a move that surprised many given his relative obscurity outside Norway. He quickly became known as “the Baby-faced Assassin” for his youthful appearance and clinical finishing, and as a “super-sub” due to his ability to score crucial late goals after coming off the bench. A defining moment in his career was scoring the injury-time winner against Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, securing the treble for Manchester United. Despite battling significant knee injuries from 2003 onwards, which ultimately led to his retirement in 2007, he remained a beloved figure at the club, making 366 appearances and scoring 126 goals.
Following his playing career, Solskjaer transitioned into coaching. He managed Manchester United’s reserve team from 2008 to 2010 before returning to Molde FK in 2011, where he led them to their first-ever Tippeligaen titles in 2011 and 2012, and the Norwegian Football Cup in 2013. He had a brief spell as manager of Cardiff City in 2014 before returning to Molde in 2015. In December 2018, he was appointed caretaker manager of Manchester United, eventually securing the permanent managerial role in March 2019. He guided the club to a second-place finish in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League final in 2021 before departing in November 2021. He later took on the role of head coach for Beşiktaş J.K. in 2025, followed by a position as Match Analyst for UEFA.
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