# List of Molde FK managers

Molde FK is a Norwegian professional football club based in Molde, Møre og Romsdal. The club was founded as International in 1911, and changed its name to Molde in 1915. Molde FK currently play in the Eliteserien, the top tier of Norwegian football. They have not been out of the top tier since 2007. They have been involved in European football several times since their debut in 1975. In 1999 Molde became the second Norwegian club to enter the UEFA Champions League.
Erling Moe is the current manager of the club since taking over as a caretaker manager on 19 December 2018 when Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the position to manage Manchester United as a caretaker manager. On 29 April 2019 it was announced that Moe signed a contract as permanent head coach till the end of the 2020 season.
The most successful person to manage Molde is Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who won two Eliteserien titles and one Norwegian Cup, all in his first of two managerial spells at the club. The longest-serving head coach in terms of games is Åge Hareide, who lead Molde in 280 games in all competitions between 1986 and 1997.

## Statistics

The list shows every person with the main responsibility for Molde FKs performances since this position was created ahead of the 1956–57 season. This role has had different names over the years; "Coach", "Head Coach" and "Manager".
Information correct as of 9 December 2023. Only competitive matches are counted (League, Promotion/relegation play-offs, Cup, Europe).

### Table headers

* Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth.
* From – The year of the manager's first game for Molde FK.
* To – The year of the manager's last game for Molde FK.
* P – The number of games managed for Molde FK.
* W – The number of games won as a manager.
* D – The number of games draw as a manager.
* L – The number of games lost as a manager.
* GF – The number of goals scored under his management.
* GA – The number of goals conceded under his management.
* Win% – The total winning percentage under his management.
* Honours – The trophies won while managing Molde FK.

### Key

* (n/a) = Information not available
* $^p$ = Player-manager
List of Molde FK managers :
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Honours |
| Arne Legernes$^p$ and Gunnar Talsethagen | Norway | 1956 | 1957 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | |
| Charlie Pohl | Germany | 1958 | 1958 | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | |
| Gunnar Talsethagen | Norway | 1959 | 1961 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 029.03 | |
| Ulf Møller$^p$ | Norway | 1962 | 1962 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 55 | 039.13 | |
| Gunnar Talsethagen | Norway | 1963 | 1968 | 102 | 59 | 14 | 29 | 245 | 141 | 057.84 | |
| Harry Hestad$^p$ and Torkild Brakstad$^p$ | Norway | 1969 | 1969 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 060.00 | 1 3. divisjon (Møre) title |
| Torkild Brakstad$^p$ | Norway | 1970 | 1971 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 34 | 050.00 | 1 3. divisjon (Møre) title |
| Torkild Brakstad$^p$ and Harry Hestad$^p$ | Norway | 1 January 1972 | 1972 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 052.17 | |
| Jan Fuglset$^p$ | Norway | 1973 | 1973 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 22 | 078.26 | 1 2. divisjon (B) title |
| Joseph Hooley | England | 7 January 1974 | 19 May 1974 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 060.00 | |
| Torkild Brakstad$^p$ and Harry Hestad$^p$ and Jan Fuglset$^p$ (caretakers) | Norway | 20 May 1974 | 1974 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 059.09 | |
| Jack Johnsen | Denmark | 2 February 1975 | 1975 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 037.04 | |
| Torkild Brakstad$^p$ and Jan Fuglset$^p$ | Norway | 16 January 1976 | 1976 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 046.15 | |
| Huib Ruijgrok | Netherlands | 1 March 1977 | 1979 | 77 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 140 | 127 | 045.45 | |
| Torkild Brakstad | Norway | 4 January 1980 | 31 December 1981 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 89 | 71 | 041.51 | |
| Jan Fuglset$^p$ | Norway | 11 January 1982 | 21 July 1984 | 68 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 132 | 94 | 050.00 | 1 2. divisjon (B) title |
| Joseph Hooley | England | 22 July 1984 | 1984 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 036.36 | |
| Hans Backe | Sweden | 7 January 1985 | 1985 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 030.43 | |
| Harry Hestad and Åge Hareide$^p$ | Norway | 4 January 1986 | 1989 | 110 | 52 | 28 | 30 | 187 | 128 | 047.27 | |
| Åge Hareide | Norway | 5 January 1990 | 18 August 1991 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 82 | 70 | 045.65 | |
| Ulrich Møller$^p$ (caretaker) | Norway | 18 August 1991 | 31 December 1991 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 066.67 | |
| Jan Fuglset and Ulrich Møller$^p$ | Norway | 1 January 1992 | 31 December 1993 | 52 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 80 | 72 | 042.31 | |
| Åge Hareide | Norway | 1 January 1994 | 31 December 1997 | 124 | 64 | 23 | 37 | 250 | 177 | 051.61 | 1 Norwegian Cup |
| Erik Brakstad | Norway | 1 January 1998 | 31 October 2000 | 104 | 55 | 19 | 30 | 213 | 157 | 052.88 | |
| Gunder Bengtsson | Sweden | 1 January 2001 | 22 May 2003 | 67 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 148 | 80 | 053.73 | |
| Odd Berg (caretaker) | Norway | 22 May 2003 | 31 December 2003 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 040.74 | |
| Reidar Vågnes | Norway | 1 January 2004 | 5 March 2005 | 59 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 77 | 86 | 032.20 | |
| Bo Johansson | Sweden | 18 March 2005 | 31 December 2005 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 045.45 | 1 Norwegian Cup |
| Arild Stavrum | Norway | 1 January 2006 | 8 November 2006 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 58 | 030.30 | |
| Kjell Jonevret | Sweden | 1 January 2007 | 30 August 2010 | 125 | 61 | 27 | 37 | 233 | 172 | 048.80 | 1 1. divisjon title |
| Uwe Rösler | Germany | 31 August 2010 | 31 December 2010 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 075.00 | |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Norway | 10 January 2011 | 2 January 2014 | 125 | 69 | 25 | 31 | 236 | 143 | 055.20 | 2 Eliteserien titles 1 Norwegian Cup |
| Tor Ole Skullerud | Norway | 13 January 2014 | 6 August 2015 | 65 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 146 | 56 | 064.62 | 1 Eliteserien title 1 Norwegian Cup |
| Erling Moe (caretaker) | Norway | 7 August 2015 | 21 October 2015 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 046.67 | |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Norway | 21 October 2015 | 19 December 2018 | 118 | 66 | 19 | 33 | 221 | 143 | 055.93 | |
| Erling Moe | Norway | 19 December 2018 | 8 December 2024 | 274 | 169 | 39 | 66 | 534 | 275 | 061.68 | 2 Eliteserien titles 2 Norwegian Cups |
| Per-Mathias Høgmo | Norway | 9 January 2025 | Present | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 000 | 000 | !— | |

### Longest-serving managers

This list contains managers leading Molde FK in more than 100 matches.
Longest-serving Molde FK managers :
| Nr | Name | Nationality | Games | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
| 1 | Åge Hareide | Norway | 280 | 137 | 61 | 82 | 519 | 375 | 048.93 |
| 2 | Erling Moe | Norway | 274 | 169 | 39 | 66 | 534 | 275 | 061.68 |
| 3 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Norway | 243 | 135 | 44 | 64 | 457 | 286 | 055.56 |
| 4 | Jan Fuglset | Norway | 191 | 99 | 38 | 54 | 364 | 241 | 051.83 |
| 5 | Torkild Brakstad | Norway | 180 | 89 | 40 | 51 | 320 | 205 | 049.44 |
| 6 | Harry Hestad | Norway | 175 | 89 | 41 | 45 | 321 | 192 | 050.86 |
| 7 | Gunnar Talsethagen | Norway | 133 | 68 | 21 | 44 | 301 | 202 | 051.13 |
| 8 | Kjell Jonevret | Sweden | 125 | 61 | 27 | 37 | 233 | 172 | 048.80 |
| 9 | Erik Brakstad | Norway | 104 | 55 | 19 | 30 | 213 | 157 | 052.88 |