Stale Solbakken Manager of Wolves

The Norwegian will take charge of Npower Championship side  Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1st July. This appointment took many people by surprise as people like Chris Hughton, Ian Holloway or Terry Connor were expected to take charge for the 2012/13 season.  Previously, Solbakken played for Wimbledon in the Premier League and earned 58 caps for his native Norway. 

After suffering a cardiac arrest in 2001 during a training session in his spell as a player at F.C Copenhagen under Roy Hodgson, he returned to Copenhagen in 2006 as manager, taking them to the last 16 in the Uefa Champions League, and winning the Danish league title 5 times in 6 years. He lead Cologne to relegation this season.

After the sacking of Mick McCarthy after Wolves' 5-1 home defeat to West Brom, assistant manager Terry Connor took over as interim coach till the end of the season, but did not win in 12 games. It has been said that Terry will stay at Wolves as a coach, and manage their last game of this season.

Time will see how Stale Solbakken will cope in English management, this may prove a tough test, as many Wolves players have never heard of Solbakken.