Solskjaer Sacked by Besiktas After Conference League Elimination

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Sacked by Besiktas After European Elimination

Besiktas has sacked coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, following the defeat in the UEFA Conference League qualifying round against Lausanne. The Turkish team fell defeated at home by 1-0 against Lausanne, owned by INEOS, on Thursday night. Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji scored the only goal in added time of the first half. Besiktas suffered the expulsion of Felix Uduokhai at the beginning of the second half, which meant a 2-1 aggregate victory for Lausanne.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been fired by Besiktas after less than eight months in charge.The decision was made after an emergency meeting of the Besiktas board of directors. The club announced the decision in a statement.

After being eliminated from the UEFA Conference League tonight, the Beşiktaş Board of Directors held an emergency meeting and decided to part ways with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Besiktas Statement

Solskjaer took over the position at the Super Lig club in January, his first coaching role since leaving Manchester United in November 2021. He led the team to fourth place at the end of last season.