Erling Moe

{{Short description|Norwegian football coach (born 1970)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Erling Moe

| image = Erling Moe Molde 2012.jpg

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| fullname = Erling Hagset Moe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|7|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Molde, Norway

| height =

| position =

| currentclub = Beşiktaş (Assistant Head Coach)

| years1 = 19??–1996

| clubs1 = Træff

| manageryears1 = 1999–2002 |managerclubs1 = Træff

| manageryears2 = 2011 |managerclubs2 = Kristiansund

| manageryears3 = 2015 |managerclubs3 = Molde

| manageryears4 = 2015–2018 |managerclubs4 = Molde (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2019–2024 |managerclubs5 = Molde

| manageryears6 = 2025– |managerclubs6 = Beşiktaş (assistant)

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Erling Hagset Moe (born 22 July 1970) is a Norwegian professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager at Turkish club Beşiktaş. In his active playing career, Moe played for Træff until he was 26 years old.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/molde/her-er-den-nye-molde-treneren/a/23501633/ |title=Her er den nye Molde-treneren |language=no |work=Verdens Gang (VG) |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=5 April 2018}}

Coaching career

Moe was head coach at Træff from 1999 to 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.traeff.no/site/main/les_mer.php?page_id=765 |title=A-lagets trenerhistorie |language=no |publisher=SK Træff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213955/http://www.traeff.no/site/main/les_mer.php?page_id=765 |access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=4 October 2013 }} During Moe's period as Træff's head coach, the club played in 2. divisjon, the third-highest level in Norwegian football. The team was relegated to the 3. divisjon in his last season at the club. Moe has been a part of the coaching staff at Molde since 2005,{{cite web |url=http://www.moldefk.no/om-klubben/var-historie/2000-2010/2005-manedsvis/2005-forsesongen |title=2005 FORSESONGEN |work=Molde FK |access-date=7 April 2018}} with the exception of being head coach in third tier club Kristiansund for the second half of the 2011 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.tk.no/lokal-fotball/moe-og-raket-leder-treningen/s/1-113-5680858 |title=Moe og Råket leder treningen |language=no |work=Tidens Krav |date=25 July 2011 |access-date=31 July 2019}} On 7 August 2015, he took over as manager for the club after Tor Ole Skullerud was sacked. He was appointed as caretaker until the club found a new manager. Ole Gunnar Solskjær was appointed on 21 October 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/molde/solskjaer-er-moldes-nye-manager/a/23546338/ |title=Solskjær er Moldes nye manager |language=no |work=Verdens Gang (VG) |date=21 October 2015 |access-date=5 April 2018}} 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 Manchester United.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46825431 |title=Hamilton: Fredrik Brustad recalled by Molde after one goal in 15 games |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 January 2019 |access-date=10 January 2019}} On 29 April 2019, Moe signed as permanent head coach till the end of the 2020 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/erling-moe-forlenger-til-2020 |title=Erling Moe forlenger til ut 2020 |website=www.moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |date=29 April 2019 |access-date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430105735/https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/erling-moe-forlenger-til-2020 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/molde-slo-glimt-etter-festfotball/71880791 |title=Molde slo Glimt etter festfotball |work=Dagbladet |publisher=Dagbladet |date=1 December 2019 |access-date=3 December 2019}} 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 Coventry City.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Da-Moe-flyttet-inn-pa-kontoret-til-Solskjar_-gjorde-han-n-endring-sjefen-ikke-ville-likt-268317b.html |title=Da Moe flyttet inn på kontoret til Solskjær, gjorde han én endring sjefen ikke ville likt |publisher=Aftenposten |work=Romsdals Budstikke |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=22 March 2019}}

Managerial statistics

{{updated|match played 7 December 2024}}

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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

{{abbr|P|Matches played}}{{abbr|W|Matches won}}{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
align=left|Kristiansund

|align=left|25 July 2011

|align=left|22 October 2011

{{WDL|13|10|2|1|decimals=2}}

align=left|Molde

|align=left|7 August 2015

|align=left|20 October 2015

{{WDL|15|7|4|4|decimals=2}}

align=left|Molde

|align=left|19 December 2018

|align=left|8 December 2024

{{WDL|274|169|39|66|decimals=2}}

colspan=3|Total

{{WDLtot|302|186|45|71|decimals=2}}

Honours

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