Ståle Solbakken
Be the first in the stands
NorwayCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ståle Solbakken is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Norway national team. He is the first manager to take Norway to the FIFA World Cup since Egil Olsen in 1998. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1998–2000The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Ståle Solbakken in Norway's starting line-up, from 1998-06-16 to 2000-06-21.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 4 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1996–1998| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-06 |  Latvia | L1–3(h) | 17' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 1997-09-10 |  Switzerland | W5–0(h) | 51' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
| 1997-08-20 |  Finland | W4–0(a) | 9' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 1996-06-02 |  Azerbaijan | W5–0(h) | 7' 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
Honours
15 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours15 | ||||
| Danish Superliga | ×10 | 1998–99, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19 | AaB ·1, Copenhagen ·9 | |
| Danish Cup | ×4 | 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 | Copenhagen | |
| Royal League | ×1 | 2005–06 | Copenhagen | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| 1995 Kniksen award as Norwegian Midfielder of the Year | ||||
| Kniksen Award for midfielder of the year | 1995 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Danish Superliga Manager of the Year | ×2 | 2007, 2011 | ||
| 2004 Kniksen award as Norwegian Manager of the Year | ||||
| Amnesty Prize | 2021 | |||
| Kniksen Award for coach of the year | 2004 | |||