Trond Sollied
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Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian
football manager
and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent.
During his playing career, Sollied was a defender
who represented Mo
, Vålerenga, Rosenborg and Bodø/Glimt. He also played for Norway
at international level. He began his managerial career with Bodø/Glimt and has also been in charge of Rosenborg, Gent (on three separate occasions), Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Heerenveen, Al-Ahli and Lierse
.
, Vålerenga, Rosenborg, and finally Bodø/Glimt as player-manager. He earned fifteen caps for the Norwegian national team
, scoring one goal.
. Sollied started his career as a manager in 1992 at FK Bodø/Glimt where he was player/manager in the Norwegian First Division (second tier). Sollied and Bodø/Glimt won the league, and were thus promoted to the Norwegian Premier League
. In 1993 Bodø/Glimt went straight to second place in the Norwegian Premier League as well as winning the Norwegian Cup
. After that season
, Sollied retired as player and became a coach. Bodø/Glimt continued to finish third in the top division in 1995
, losing the cup final against Tromsø IL in 1996
.
Sollied was dismissed from Bodø/Glimt after a disagreement with the players and the club board. He went on to Rosenborg BK where he served as the assistant manager under legendary coach Nils Arne Eggen
in the 1997
season. That year Rosenborg won the championship. During the 1998
season Eggen took a year off, placing Sollied in the manager seat. With him in charge, Rosenborg – once again – won the league and qualified for the UEFA Champions League
.
In 1999 Sollied wanted a new challenge and therefore left the Norwegian League to try his luck in the Belgian League. His first team there was KAA Gent
. In 2000 he was offered a job at Club Brugge
and stayed there until 2005. In six seasons Sollied won everything, 2 championships (2003 and 2005), 2 cups
(2002, 2004) and 2 Supercups (2002, 2004).
After the Norwegian national coach Nils Johan Semb
retired in 2003, Sollied was mentioned as a replacement, but Sollied stated that he was only interested if he could combine the national team with his club position. This was not accepted by the Norwegian Football Association and Åge Hareide
, Rosenborg coach at that time, became the new national manager.
In 2005, one year before the end of Sollied's contract with Club Brugge, a video message was leaked to the Belgian press, in which Sollied stated that he left Brugge for Olympiacos FC. Sollied disputed that this video was released without his permission. It was only meant to be published after he had signed a contract, which was not yet the case according to him. In Belgium
, this affair was seen as a trick to force Brugge to suspend his contract, to prevent Olympiacos from paying a hefty compensation. In a press release, Club Brugge stated that they had taken note of Sollied's decision to suspend his contract. Sollied was officially presented by Olympiacos chairman Socrates Kokkalis as the club's new manager. In his debut season, he won the league title and the Greek cup, and was ranked ninth in Europe on UEFA's list of top coaches in 2006. He also achieved winning the league title in three different countries. In December 2006, after two disappointing Champions League seasons, with Olympiakos finishing fourth (last) at group stage on both occasions, chairman Kokkalis decided to sack Sollied, despite the club being at the top of the table of Greek Super League. Former Skoda Xanthi F.C. manager, Panagiotis Lemonis
, was his replacement, returning to the club after 4 years.
In June 2007 K.A.A. Gent confirmed the return (after seven years) of Sollied as club manager. On 15 March 2008 it was confirmed that Sollied had signed a two-year deal with Dutch club SC Heerenveen. As per 9 December 2008 the press has stated that Sollied is a strong candidate as candidate for the national Norwegian team.
On August 31, 2009, Heerenveen announced Sollied's dismissal.
On 19 November 2009 MKE Ankaragücü made an official statement that they hired the Norwegian manager however Sollied publicly stated that he has not signed a contract with the Turkish club.
With Rosenborg:
With Bodø/Glimt:
With Rosenborg:
With Club Brugge:
With Olympiacos:
With Gent:
With Heerenveen:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
football manager
Manager (association football)
In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent.
During his playing career, Sollied was a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who represented Mo
Mo IL
Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth highest division in the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from the 2010 Norwegian Second Division....
, Vålerenga, Rosenborg and Bodø/Glimt. He also played for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
at international level. He began his managerial career with Bodø/Glimt and has also been in charge of Rosenborg, Gent (on three separate occasions), Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Heerenveen, Al-Ahli and Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...
.
Playing career
During his career as an active player, Sollied played for Mo ILMo IL
Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth highest division in the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from the 2010 Norwegian Second Division....
, Vålerenga, Rosenborg, and finally Bodø/Glimt as player-manager. He earned fifteen caps for the Norwegian national team
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, scoring one goal.
Managerial career
He has education from the Norwegian School of Sport SciencesNorwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
. Sollied started his career as a manager in 1992 at FK Bodø/Glimt where he was player/manager in the Norwegian First Division (second tier). Sollied and Bodø/Glimt won the league, and were thus promoted to the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
. In 1993 Bodø/Glimt went straight to second place in the Norwegian Premier League as well as winning the Norwegian Cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
. After that season
Norwegian Premier League 1993
The Tippeligaen 1993 is the highest Football league in Norway. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated...
, Sollied retired as player and became a coach. Bodø/Glimt continued to finish third in the top division in 1995
Norwegian Premier League 1995
The Tippeligaen 1995 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated...
, losing the cup final against Tromsø IL in 1996
Norwegian Premier League 1996
The Tippeligaen 1996 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division are promoted, as well as the winner of a play-off match between...
.
Sollied was dismissed from Bodø/Glimt after a disagreement with the players and the club board. He went on to Rosenborg BK where he served as the assistant manager under legendary coach Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen is the most successful coach in the history of Norwegian football. He is best known as the manager for Rosenborg in the period 1988–97 and 1999–2002...
in the 1997
Norwegian Premier League 1997
The Tippeligaen 1997 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches against number three in the first division for the last spot.- Final...
season. That year Rosenborg won the championship. During the 1998
Norwegian Premier League 1998
The Tippeligaen 1998 is the highest Football league in Norway. 26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches against number three in the first division for the last spot.- Final...
season Eggen took a year off, placing Sollied in the manager seat. With him in charge, Rosenborg – once again – won the league and qualified for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
In 1999 Sollied wanted a new challenge and therefore left the Norwegian League to try his luck in the Belgian League. His first team there was KAA Gent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
. In 2000 he was offered a job at Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
and stayed there until 2005. In six seasons Sollied won everything, 2 championships (2003 and 2005), 2 cups
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
(2002, 2004) and 2 Supercups (2002, 2004).
After the Norwegian national coach Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb was the coach of the Norwegian national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches.He led his team to the 2000 European Football Championship...
retired in 2003, Sollied was mentioned as a replacement, but Sollied stated that he was only interested if he could combine the national team with his club position. This was not accepted by the Norwegian Football Association and Åge Hareide
Åge Hareide
Åge Fridtjof Hareide is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Viking FK.-Playing career:During his playing career, Hareide played for Hødd, Molde, Manchester City and Norwich City....
, Rosenborg coach at that time, became the new national manager.
In 2005, one year before the end of Sollied's contract with Club Brugge, a video message was leaked to the Belgian press, in which Sollied stated that he left Brugge for Olympiacos FC. Sollied disputed that this video was released without his permission. It was only meant to be published after he had signed a contract, which was not yet the case according to him. In Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, this affair was seen as a trick to force Brugge to suspend his contract, to prevent Olympiacos from paying a hefty compensation. In a press release, Club Brugge stated that they had taken note of Sollied's decision to suspend his contract. Sollied was officially presented by Olympiacos chairman Socrates Kokkalis as the club's new manager. In his debut season, he won the league title and the Greek cup, and was ranked ninth in Europe on UEFA's list of top coaches in 2006. He also achieved winning the league title in three different countries. In December 2006, after two disappointing Champions League seasons, with Olympiakos finishing fourth (last) at group stage on both occasions, chairman Kokkalis decided to sack Sollied, despite the club being at the top of the table of Greek Super League. Former Skoda Xanthi F.C. manager, Panagiotis Lemonis
Takis Lemonis
Takis Lemonis is a former Greek football player , former manager of Cypriot champion Omonia and current manager of Panionios.-Playing career:...
, was his replacement, returning to the club after 4 years.
In June 2007 K.A.A. Gent confirmed the return (after seven years) of Sollied as club manager. On 15 March 2008 it was confirmed that Sollied had signed a two-year deal with Dutch club SC Heerenveen. As per 9 December 2008 the press has stated that Sollied is a strong candidate as candidate for the national Norwegian team.
On August 31, 2009, Heerenveen announced Sollied's dismissal.
On 19 November 2009 MKE Ankaragücü made an official statement that they hired the Norwegian manager however Sollied publicly stated that he has not signed a contract with the Turkish club.
Coaching style
His preferred formation, 4-3-3, is not changed under almost any circumstances. He uses a zonal four-man defence, a holding midfielder behind two central midfielders, two wingers left and right and finally a powerful striker. He loves and adopts attacking football in all of his teams.Player honours
With Vålerenga:- Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
: 1983Norwegian First Division 1983-Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Vålerengen won the championship.-League standings:-Play off:-References:*...
, 1984Norwegian First Division 1984-Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Vålerengen won the championship.-League standings:-Play off:-References:*...
With Rosenborg:
- Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
: 1985Norwegian First Division 1985The 1985 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1986....
, 1988Norwegian First Division 1988The 1988 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988....
, 1990Norwegian First Division 1990The 1990 season of the Norwegian First Division began on April 29, 1990 and ended on 7 October 1990.22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated... - Norwegian CupNorwegian football cupThe Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
: 1988, 1990
With Bodø/Glimt:
- First DivisionAdeccoligaenThe Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
: 1992 - Norwegian CupNorwegian football cupThe Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
: 1993
Manager honours
With Bodø/Glimt:- First DivisionAdeccoligaenThe Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
: 1992 - Norwegian CupNorwegian football cupThe Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
: 1993 - Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
runner up: 1993
With Rosenborg:
- Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
: 1998 - Norwegian CupNorwegian football cupThe Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
runner up: 1998 - Scandinavian Masters: 1998
With Club Brugge:
- Belgian First Division: 2002–03, 2004–05
- Belgian CupBelgian CupThe Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
: 2003–04 - Belgian SupercupBelgian SupercupThe Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to...
: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
With Olympiacos:
- Super League GreeceSuper League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
: 2005–06 - Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
: 2005–06
With Gent:
- Belgian CupBelgian CupThe Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
runner-up: 2007–08
With Heerenveen:
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 2009