Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Sacked by Besiktas After Failing to Lead Club to UEFA Conference League

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, former Manchester United manager, has once again experienced the bitterness of being fired from his coaching position.

This time, he was dismissed from his position as manager of Turkish giants Besiktas.

The decision was made in late August 2025, following a series of unsatisfactory results for the team.

Solskjaer's dismissal from Besiktas came after the club was eliminated from the Europa Conference League play-off round.

An aggregate defeat to Lausanne-Sport was the main trigger behind the club's board's decision to terminate the Norwegian coach's contract.

Solskjaer had only been in charge of the Black Eagles for eight months.

The 52-year-old tactician had previously joined Besiktas in January 2025 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

🚨🦅 Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been sacked by Besiktas with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/aFIgTWn35e

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 28, 2025

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lasted only eight months at Besiktas after his arrival in January 2025.

He was appointed with the hope of bringing the club back to competing at the highest level, both domestically and in Europe.

However, the reality on the ground proved otherwise, especially in continental competitions.

The main trigger for his dismissal was Besiktas' failure to qualify for the Europa Conference League.

After being eliminated from Europa League qualifying by Shakhtar Donetsk, Besiktas then lost to Swiss side Lausanne-Sport in the Conference League.

A 1-0 home loss in the second leg sent them out 2-1 on aggregate.

Despite leading Besiktas to a fourth-place finish in the Super Lig the previous season and a winning start to the 2025-26 season in the league, poor results in Europe were the deciding factor.

The club's board officially announced the termination of Solskjaer's contract.

Club chairman Serdal Adalı expressed his gratitude for Solskjaer's service.

They said: "Our contract with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been terminated following a decision made at a board meeting.

"Following the meeting, our chairman, Serdal Adalı, thanked Solskjaer for his services to date."

Nuri Sahin, the former Borussia Dortmund player and manager, has been linked with the job.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, born on February 26, 1973, is a famous figure in the 1990's football.

He was widely known as "The Baby-Faced Assassin" during his playing days, particularly with Manchester United.

Solskjaer also scored the iconic winning goal in the 1999 Champions League Final, becomes the hero for The Red Devil's Treble Winner that year.

Solskjaer's managerial career began in 2008 as a manager for Manchester United's reserve team.

He then successfully led Molde FK to their first Tippeligaen title in 2011 and the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.

A brief stint at Cardiff City in 2014 ended in relegation, before he returned to Molde.

The pinnacle of his managerial career was his return to Manchester United in December 2018, initially as caretaker manager before being appointed permanently.

He led the club to a second-place finish in the 2020-2021 Premier League and reached the 2021 Europa League final.

However, a string of poor results at the end of 2021 led to his dismissal, before finally taking charge of Besiktas in January 2025.

Solskjaer has a managerial win percentage of 51.83% from a total of 436 matches.

Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü, better known as Besiktas JK, is one of the oldest and most successful professional sports clubs in Turkey.

Based in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, the club was founded in 1903.

Besiktas was the first registered sports club in Turkey and is one of the "Big Three" of Turkish football.

They have won a total of 21 league titles, including 16 Turkish Super Ligs, three Turkish National Divisions, and two Turkish Football Championships.

The club has also won 11 Turkish Cup titles.

One of Besiktas' most notable achievements is being the only team to win the Super Lig undefeated in the 1991–92 season.

Besiktas last won the Super Lig in the 2020–21 season and the Turkish Cup in the 2023–24 season.

The club plays its home matches at Besiktas Stadium, a modern 42,590-seat stadium strategically located near Dolmabahçe Palace.