2004年5月,转投挪威海盗俱乐部Norwegian club Viking。接手前俱乐部身陷降级区,但治军有方的霍奇森让球队最终排名第9,新球场同年落成,维京体育场,球队晋级联盟杯。次年,短暂占据联赛头把交椅的海盗俱乐部在05赛季最终排名第5。联盟杯中的亮点是击败摩纳哥,奥地利维也纳。
2005年8月15日,霍奇森同意接受芬兰国家队,参加2008欧洲杯。
[edit]FinlandHodgson narrowly failed to reach Euro 2008 with Finland (Finland attained 24 points and coming fourth in their group). Hodgson's Finland were praised for well organized defending but criticized for inefficient attacking. Finland played five 0–0 draws in 14 qualification games. However, Finland still had a chance to qualify in their last match. Hodgson's contract expired at the end of November, and although the Finnish FA expressed their willingness to extend it, Hodgson decided to move on.[14] Prior to taking up an ambassadorial role at Inter Milan, Hodgson was linked with the vacant Republic of Ireland managers job.[15] He was also considered an outside candidate to replace Steve McClaren as England manager,[16] having been linked to the job after the departure of Glenn Hoddle and Kevin Keegan[17] and given his international management record and nationality.
[edit]FulhamOn 28 December 2007, in a surprise appointment,[18] Hodgson accepted the manager's post at struggling Premier League side Fulham, with his contract beginning on 30 December 2007.[19] He initially endured a run of very poor results with the club, including being knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties after two draws against League One side Bristol Rovers. Looking to be certainties for relegation to the Championship, Fulham picked up just nine points from Hodgson's first thirteen league games. However, a run of twelve points from the last five games of the season, including a 3–2 win over Manchester City when the club was 2–0 down with twenty minutes remaining, secured the Cottagers' survival on the final day of the season.[20]
In the 2008–09 season, Hodgson led Fulham to unprecedented success. He guided his side to a seventh placed finish in the Premier League, the club's highest ever finish, and ensured qualification for the new UEFA Europa League.[21] There were calls for Hodgson to be given the Premier League Manager of the Year award[22] and he received much praise for the signings of Mark Schwarzer, Andy Johnson and Brede Hangeland and for the upturn in Bobby Zamora'sperformances. [23] Hodgson's spell at Fulham has greatly revived his reputation in England after his time in charge of Blackburn over a decade earlier, with renewed speculation linking him to the England job should Fabio Capello leave.[24]
In the 2009–10 season, Hodgson has enjoyed an impressive run in the Europa League. The club's campaign, which started in July 2009, went on with impressive performances in the group stage, defeating Basel in the hostile St. Jakob-Park in the final group game to qualify for the knockout stage at the expense of the Swiss club. In the following rounds, Fulham went on to eliminate holders Shakhtar, Italian runners-up Juventus and German championsWolfsburg. On 29 April 2010, Hodgson guided Fulham to their first major European final in their 130 year history, drawing 0–0 away from home to finally gain a 2–1 aggregate victory over Hamburg in the Europa League.[25] On 10 May 2010, Hodgson was voted the 2010 LMA Manager of the Year by a record margin. Hodgson received the award after a poll of coaches, including managers from the top four leagues in England.[26] Two days later, he watched his Fulham side lose their first European final 2-1 to Atletico Madrid of Spain in Hamburg.[27]作者: 蓝星星 时间: 2010-7-3 09:33:41