Jan Gunnar Solli

Jan Gunnar Solli

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Norway

Solli made his senior debut for Odd Grenland in the 2000 Tippeligaen season and made five appearances, all as a substitute, in his first season. In total, he played 54 league games for the club over three and a half seasons – and helped Odd reach the 2002 Norwegian Cup Final, where they were beaten 1–0 by Vålerenga. His play with Odd Grenland led to interest from various European clubs including Aston Villa, and AC Milan, with which he had a training stint. Solli joined Rosenborg of Trondheim in the summer of 2003 and made four starts and ten substitute appearances in the second half of that season as the club won a 12th consecutive league title. During his first season with Rosenborg he scored his first-ever league goal against Viking on 23 August 2003, in his fifth full season as a professional footballer. He was also a regular in the ensuing European campaigns for Rosenborg and scored an important first-leg goal against Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in August 2004. He also played an integral role in helping Rosenborg win the 2004 and 2006 league title. On 16 March 2007, Solli signed a three-year deal with Brann. The transfer fee was 6,000,000 kr. Solli's first season for Brann was a huge success. In partnership with his former Rosenborg colleague Thorstein Helstad, he became an integral part of Brann's title winning squad, and earned a spot on Norway's national squad. During the 2009 season Solli's play with Brann once…

Music career

Solli is also an acknowledged disc jockey where he performs under the name DJ Solli. Solli has warmed up for Calvin Harris and David Guetta at Lavo, New York and Oslo Spektrum. He has also had gigs at Tryst Nightclub and XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. He has recently started his own music label, Sweet Harmony.

Club
Odds BK (2000–2003)
Club
Vålerenga Fotball (2013–2013)
Club
Rosenborg BK (2003–2007)
Club
Red Bull New York (2011–2012)
Club
SK Brann (2007–2010)
Club
Hammarby Fotboll (2014–2015)
Club
Hammarby Fotboll (2014–2015)
Club
Norway national under-21 association football team (2004–2006)
Club
Norway men's national association football team (2003–2010)
Club
Norway national under-21 association football team (2002–2003)
Club
Vålerenga Fotball (2013–2014)
League
Major League Soccer
National team
Norway

Legacy

Honours

Norway

Norwegian Premier League: 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Norwegian Cup: 2003

Individual

Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Norwegian footballer

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Jan Gunnar Solli is a Norwegian former professional footballer. He played as a right-back for the most of his career, but also as a defensive midfielder and right winger.

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