Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: The Truth About Man United

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær sits down with Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes to discuss the secrets to his High Performance career. How do you start a 'cultural reboot' at United? How do you recruit people who identify with the culture you are building and remove those who don't? How do you quietly lead through the noise of endless opinions about your capabilities? Find out the answers to these questions and more! Ole Gunnar Solskjær KSO (Norwegian pronunciation: born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager, his most recent role was manager of Manchester United. He is also a former player who played as a forward. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his career with Manchester United and also played 67 times for the Norway national team. Solskjær began his career in his native Norway with Clausenengen, for whom he scored 115 goals in 109 league appearances over five seasons, helping them earn promotion to the Norwegian Second Division in 1993, before moving to Molde, newly promoted to the Tippeligaen, for the 1995 season. His goals helped Molde to a second-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Cup. He joined Manchester United in July 1996 for a transfer fee of £1.5 million. Nicknamed "the Baby-faced Assassin", he played 366 times for United and scored 126 goals during a successful period for the club. He was regarded as a "super-sub" for his knack of coming off the substitute bench to score late goals. In added time at the end of the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, he scored the winning last-minute goal against Bayern Munich, with Manchester United having trailed 1–0 as the game passed 90 minutes, and winning the treble for United. He remained a regular player for the side until a serious knee injury sustained in 2003 permanently plagued his playing career. Failing to recover from the injury, Solskjær announced his retirement from football in 2007. Solskjær remained at Manchester United in a coaching role as well as in an ambassadorial capacity. In 2008, Solskjær became the club's reserve team manager. He returned to his native country in 2011 to manage his former club, Molde, whom he led to their two first-ever Tippeligaen titles in his first two seasons with the club. He secured a third title when his team won the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final. In 2014, he served as manager of Cardiff City, during which the club was relegated from the Premier League. In late 2018, Manchester United appointed Solskjær as caretaker manager, taking over from José Mourinho for the rest of the 2018–19 season. On 28 March 2019, having won 14 of his 19 matches in charge, Solskjær signed a three-year contract to take over as Manchester United manager on a permanent basis. He took Manchester United to the 2021 UEFA Europa League final, where they lost to Villarreal on penalties. He was sacked by the club in November 2021 following a poor string of performances during the 2021–22 season. About: The High Performance Podcast offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, successful individuals. It doesn’t matter where our guest has excelled - in sport, music, business or entertainment – they all have first-hand experiences and lessons to share. Find out what non-negotiable behaviours they employed to get them to the top, and keep them there. Hosting every conversation is sports broadcaster Jake Humphrey and leading organisational psychologist Professor Damian Hughes. Jake is currently BT Sport’s Premier League anchor and former face of BBC’s Formula One coverage. Damian continues to work with leading sports organisations and teams to create a high performing culture. Get MORE from High Performance: Watch all our episodes on YouTube :    / highperformancepodcast   Listen on your Podcast player: http://www.podfollow.com/highperformance Follow us on Instagram:   / highperformance   Join our Book Club :   / highperformancebookclub   Join our FREE members club the High Performance Circle. Just go to https://www.thehighperformancepodcast... You will get: • Weekly Monday Motivation Newsletter with Book Recommendations, Discount Codes, and more! • Exclusive early video access • Keynote speeches that keep you learning • And much more! #highperformancepodcast #manchesterunited #olegunnarsolskjaer #podcast