Tor Ole Skullerud (born 10 December 1970) is a Norwegian football manager and former player.

Club career

Skullerud was born

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, Norway. He played for hometown club

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, before turning out for

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, and Ullern IF Fotball.

Managerial career

Early career

Skullerud worked as a coach in Ullern IF Fotball and

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before taking over Norway's U-18 and U-19 teams. He was then appointed as assistant manager for Vålerenga, working under playing manager

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Norway national youth teams

After being

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's assistant in the under-21s, he took over as head coach in January 2013 after Hansen was appointed the new manager of Rosenborg. He led Norway to the

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in Israel. Norway was one of eight participating teams and finished second in their round with five points after a draw against the host nation

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, a win against

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and a draw with

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. In the knockout phase, they faced eventual winners Spain, losing 3–0. Skullerud was also briefly assistant coach under

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with the men's national team. Skullerud is also a UEFA Prolis which is the highest education of coaches in Norway.

Molde

On 13 January 2014, he was presented as

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's successor as head coach of Molde FK. His first season with Molde was an instant success, winning the double as winners of both the league title and the

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, the club's first ever

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. Molde won the league with an eleven-point gap down to main rivals Rosenborg, and their 71 points was a new record for most points in the league. On 1 July 2015, Molde announced that Skullerud had decided not to continue as head coach at Molde after the 2015 season due to family reasons. After a run of mediocre results, culminating with Molde being eliminated by

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in the third qualifying round for the

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on 4 August, Skullerud was sacked on 6 August 2015.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Molde *

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Individual

Manager of the Year:

References

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