Erling Hagset Moe (born 22 July 1970) is a Norwegian professional

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coach and former player who is the manager of Norwegian

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club

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

. In his active playing career, Moe played for Træff until he was aged 26 years.

Coaching career

Moe was head coach at Træff from 1999 to 2002. During Moe's period as Træff's head coach, the club played in

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, the third-highest level in Norwegian football. The team was relegated to the

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in his last season at the club. Moe has been a part of the coaching staff at Molde since 2005, with the exception of being head coach in third tier club

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for the second half of the 2011 season. On 7 August 2015, he took over as manager for the club after

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was sacked. He was appointed as caretaker until the club found a new manager.

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was appointed on 21 October 2015 and Moe went back to his former role as first team coach. Moe again took caretaker charge in December 2018, when Solskjær was appointed interim manager of

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. On 29 April 2019, Moe signed as permanent head coach till the end of the 2020 season. The 2019 season, Moe's first full season as Molde's head coach ended with Molde winning the league title with 68 points, undefeated at home and with a 14 point gap margin to runners-up Bodø/Glimt. Of Molde's four title wins in history, this was won with the biggest title-winning margin.

Personal life

Moe has stated that he is a fan of English club

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

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: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moe, Erling 1970 births Living people People from Molde Norwegian footballers SK Træff players Kristiansund BK managers Molde FK managers Molde FK non-playing staff Norwegian football managers Association footballers not categorized by position Eliteserien managers Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal