Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appointed as new head coach of Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş Football Club announced on Saturday the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new head coach. The former Manchester United manager signed a contract that will keep him with the Black Eagles until the end of the 2025-26 season, with an option to extend for a further year.
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- Published Date: 06:20 | 18 January 2025
- Modified Date: 06:25 | 18 January 2025
Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed as the new head coach of Türkiye's Beşiktaş, the Turkish Super Lig side announced Saturday.
The former Manchester United manager will stay with the Black Eagles until the end of the 2025-26 season with a one-year optional extension, according to a statement.
After winning two Eliteserien (Norwegian Premier League) titles and a Norwegian Cup with Molde, Solskjaer, 51, took the helm of English Premier League club Manchester United in December 2019 for almost three seasons, the first three months of it as a caretaker manager.
After the club's poor performances, former Beşiktaş chairman Hasan Arat resigned on Nov. 29, 2024, and the club parted ways with Dutch head coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst the following day.