   ole gunnar solskjÃ¦r (born 26 february 1973) is a norwegian football manager and former player. as a player, he spent most of his career playing as a forward for manchester united. before his arrival in england, solskjÃ¦r played for the norwegian clubs clausenengen and molde. he joined manchester united in 1996 for a transfer fee of Â£1.5&nbsp;million. nicknamed "the baby-faced assassin", he played 366 times for united, and scored 126 goals during a successful period for the club. he was regarded as a "super sub" for his trait of coming off the substitute bench to score late goals. solskjÃ¦r's defining moment in football came in injury time of the 1999 uefa champions league final, where he scored the winning last-minute goal against bayern munich, completing a remarkable comeback and winning the treble for united. in 2007, solskjÃ¦r announced his retirement from football after failing to recover from a serious knee injury. however, he remained at manchester united in a coaching role as well as in an ambassadorial capacity. in 2008, solskjÃ¦r became the club's reserve team manager. he returned to his native country in 2011 to manage his former club, molde, whom he led to their two firs
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