Thomas Helveg

Born in Odense, Helveg started his senior career at local club OB in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. Helveg played two matches in the last part of OB's 1989 1st Division winning season, and he was soon a part of the OB first team alongside later national team players Allan Nielsen and Brian Steen Nielsen. Helveg represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, playing all three Denmark matches in the tournament. When OB played English club Arsenal in the 1993–94 Cup Winners' Cup tournament, Helveg was put to the task of handling English international striker Ian Wright, for which he received praise.

Moving abroad

Thomas Helveg's international career began when he was loaned out for six months by OB, in November 1993. He joined Italian club Udinese, who were relegation battlers in the Serie A championship. He made his Udinese debut in a 0–0 draw with Atalanta on 28 November 1993, and played 22 games and scored two goals in his first season at the club. Even though Udinese were relegated to the Serie B at the end of the season, he received his first call-up to the Denmark national team by national manager Richard Møller Nielsen in April 1994. He came on as a substitute in the 14th minute for the injured John Jensen, and Helveg would receive rave reviews for his performance, making him a mainstay in the Denmark squad from day one. Despite their relegation, he was bought by Udinese and was soon to have success in the Udine club. Combined with his international…

After retiring at the end of 2010, it was confirmed on 17 December 2010, that Helveg from 1 January 2011 would continue at OB as an assistant coach under Henrik Clausen. Clausen was fired on 26 March 2012, but Helveg continued in his position under newly hired manager Poul Hansen. At his own request, Helveg chose to resign from his position in June 2013. In August 2015, Helveg was back in football when he was hired as a member of Roskilde's board. It is unknown how long Helveg held this position. On 28 May 2020, Helveg was appointed assistant coach of Denmark's U-19 national team. He left the position in August 2021. In October 2022, Helveg returned to OB, where he was hired as a 'resource coach'. Helveg's new position included helping with the integration of new players. In June 2024, Helveg was given a new role at OB, as he was to act as a scout for the first team.

Club

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Helveg goal.

OB

Danish 1st Division: 1989 Danish Cup: 1990–91, 1992–93, 2006–07 AC Milan

Serie A: 1998–99 Coppa Italia: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League: 2002–03 Individual

Danish Player of the Year: 1994