Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Lund Helveg | ||
Date of birth | 24 June 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OB (scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
Sct. Klemens/Fangel IF | |||
Dalum IF | |||
OB | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1994 | OB | 103 | (4) |
1994–1998 | Udinese | 141 | (6) |
1998–2003 | Milan | 105 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Internazionale | 23 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Norwich City | 20 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | (0) |
2007–2010 | OB | 75 | (0) |
Total | 480 | (10) | |
International career | |||
1994–2007[1] | Denmark | 108 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | OB (assistant) | ||
2020–2021 | Denmark U-19 (assistant) | ||
2022–2024 | OB (resource coach) | ||
2024– | OB (scout) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Lund Helveg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰʌmæs ˈhelˌve̝ˀj]; born 24 June 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began and ended his career with Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship. The most prominent periods of his career were five years at Udinese and five years with club A.C. Milan. With Milan he won the 1999 Serie A championship and 2003 UEFA Champions League tournament.
Helveg was named 1994 Danish Football Player of the Year, the year he made his debut for the Denmark national team. He has played 108 games and scored two goals for Denmark. He played for Denmark under three different national coaches, and participated in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championship and the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup tournaments.