Thomas Helveg

Thomas Helveg
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lund Helveg
Date of birth (1971-06-24) 24 June 1971 (age 53)
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.

  1. ^ "Thomas Helveg – Century of International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.