Former Manchester United and Norwegian international striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been announced as the first athlete to be inducted into Norway’s Hall of Fame. The announcement was made on Nov. 26 and the 39-year-old said he’s proud of his achievements and just hopes that he brought some happiness to his fans over the years.
Solskjaer certainly brought some ecstasy to Man United supporters back in 1999 when he scored a last-second winner in the Champions League Final against German side Bayern Munich. He has also become a successful manager and won the manager of the season award in Norway earlier this year for leading his Molde club to its second straight league championship.
Solskjaer signed for United in the summer of 1996 and played a total of 366 games for the club. Unfortunately, he suffered a serious knee injury and was forced to retire from the team in 2007. In all, Solskjaer won a pair of FA Cups and half a dozen Premier League championships with United as well as the Champions League medal.
The baby-faced assassin joked that many of the United players thought he was just a kid who had won an outing to Old Trafford when he first showed up. However, it didn’t take the striker long to show his new teammates that he could play the game at the top level and was here to stay.
It didn’t take long to impress the fans either as Solskjaer scored a goal on his United debut in a match against Blackburn. He finished his first year at the club with 18 goals and 126 in total. He said scoring in the Champions League Final was the best moment of his career and he’s glad the goal affected so many people’s lives in a positive manner.
Solskjaer also played 67 games for Norway and scored 23 goals for his country. He scored 115 goals in 109 games for Clausenengen between 1990 and 1994 and added 31 goals in 38 games for Molde from 1994 to 1996.
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