Ståle Solbakken
Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ståle Solbakken (born 27 February 1968) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Norway national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ståle Solbakken[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1968-02-27) 27 February 1968 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | Kongsvinger, Norway | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norway (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1989 | Grue | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1994 | Hamarkameratene | 100 | (35) |
1994–1997 | Lillestrøm | 99 | (34) |
1997–1998 | Wimbledon | 6 | (1) |
1998–2000 | AaB | 79 | (13) |
2000–2001 | Copenhagen | 14 | (4) |
Total | 298 | (87) | |
International career | |||
1992 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
1994–2000 | Norway | 58 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2002–2005 | Hamarkameratene | ||
2006–2011 | Copenhagen | ||
2011–2012 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2012–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
2013–2020 | Copenhagen | ||
2020– | Norway | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his playing career, Solbakken was named 1995 Norwegian midfielder of the year, and he won the Danish Superliga championship with both Aalborg BK and Copenhagen (in 1999 and 2001 respectively). He played 58 matches and scored nine goals for the Norway national football team during the end of the 1990s, and represented Norway at the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship tournaments. He ended his playing career in March 2001 following a heart attack.
As a manager, he was named 2004 Norwegian Manager of the Year, and won eight Superliga championships with Copenhagen. Solbakken was also in charge of German club 1. FC Köln during the 2011–12 Bundesliga season and then managed English side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a six-month tenure.