Manchester United legend and former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been sacked from his role as head coach of Turkish Super League side Besiktas.
Norwegian Solskjaer had been in charge of the Turkish club since January, 2025 and guided them to a fourth place finish in the league. It was his first head coaching job after his dismissal from the same position at Manchester United two seasons prior.
The sacking comes after Besiktas lost 1-0 to Swiss side Lausanne at home to miss out on qualifying to the Europa Conference League via a 2-1 aggregate loss.
His sacking was announced less than an hour after the loss to Lausanne. Swiss side Lausanne FC is owned by Man United backed INEOS.
Besiktas released a statement a few minutes after the game that confirmed Solskjaer’s sacking with the release stating,
“After getting knocked out of UEFA Conference League tonight, Besiktas Board of Directors held an emergency meeting and decided to part ways with Head Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Board also thanked Mr. Solskjaer for his services to Besiktas and wished him luck in his future career.”
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Besiktas rank eighth in the 18 team Turkish league and at the time of writing have a win in its sole appearance this season.
