At the weekend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 49, returned to the training bench for the first time since he finished playing for Manchester United in November last year.
Now it is Kristiansund’s G14 team that is taking advantage of Solskjær’s coaching skills.
On Saturday, the team met Lindheim at the Interrupt Series. Together with Per Magne Hals, Solskjær led the team, which has the youngest son Ilya on the team, to victory.
Solskjær has not yet allowed an interview with him after a time in England, but with local newspapers The demands of the times He now loosens the veil a little.
He asserts that he has received – and rejected – several job offers in recent months. At the same time, he suggests that he wants to go back to the zoo.
– I love football, says Solskjaer to the newspaper, who at the same time asks for you to understand that he does not brag about his time at Manchester United.
He also did not want to go into the jobs that were offered to him.
This is what Kristiansunder told the club’s TV channel shortly after the dismissal:
Having lived in England for a while after his coaching career at the big club ended, Solskjær has now returned to his hometown with his family.
While he was a coach for his youngest son, his daughter Karna and son Noah live in Alesund, where they play football for AaFK Fortuna and Spjelkavik respectively. The former manager of his birth, Cardiff and Manchester United know that it is a good idea to live together more.
The distance during the Corona pandemic has made it all difficult, Solskjaer says.
– After all, we practically lived separately.
Solskjærs tells the newspaper that his ambitions with the boys’ team is to help create a good environment and for everyone to enjoy football. Currently, the 49-year-old joins in and leads the squad through two to three sessions per week.
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