Thorstein Helstad
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thorstein Helstad | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Fart Vang | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | HamKam | 46 | (12) |
| 1998–2002 | Brann | 99 | (54) |
| 2002–2004 | Austria Wien | 59 | (12) |
| 2004–2006 | Rosenborg | 36 | (15) |
| 2006–2008 | Brann | 48 | (35) |
| 2008–2011 | Le Mans | 98 | (35) |
| 2011–2012 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lillestrøm | 34 | (8) |
| Total | 428 | (171) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1999 | Norway U21 | 30 | (5) |
| 2000–2010 | Norway | 38 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014. | |||
Thorstein Helstad (born 28 April 1977 in Hamar) is a retired[2] Norwegian footballer
Career
Helstad was born in Hamar,[3] and started his career in his local club FL Fart where heat age of 16 scored two goals against Løten in 1993 that made the team win promotion to 3. Divisjon. He transferred to the local Norwegian First Division side HamKam, at the age of 18, and played for the club between 1995 and 1997.[4] Helstad joined the Tippeligaen side Brann ahead of the 1998 season. He became one of the biggest stars in the team, and was Tippeliga top scorer in both 2000 and 2001 and won the Kniksen Award as the best striker in 2000. Helstad was sold to Austria Wien alongside Raymond Kvisvik, where he won both the Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austrian Supercup. After scoring 14 goals in 69 matches for the Austrian side, Helstad returned to Norway where he signed a four-year deal with Rosenborg.[5]
With Steffen Iversen as the preferred striker, Helstad never managed to gain a regular spot in the first squad, but was often used a winger in a 4–3–3 system.[6]
After scoring 24 goals in 58 matches, Helstad returned to Brann in June 2006. Since he transferred in the middle of the season he won both gold with Rosenborg and silver with Brann.[5]
In July, 2008, Brann accepted a €2 million bid for Helstad from French club Le Mans, where he was installed as their starting striker. Helstad scored 21 goals last season.
In June, 2011, Helstad made a free transfer move to recently relegated and former Champions League finalist Monaco.
Career statistics
- As of 28 January 2014
| Season | Club | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1995 | HamKam | Tippeligaen | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 1996 | Adeccoligaen | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 1997 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
| 1998 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||||
| 2000 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | |||
| 2001 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | |||
| 2002 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Austria Wien | Bundesliga | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2003–04 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 35 | 18 | |||
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 32 | 24 | |||
| 2008 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | |||
| 2008–09 | Le Mans | Ligue 1 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 11 | |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 22 | ||
| 2011–12 | Monaco | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Lillestrøm | Tippeligaen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| Career Total | 426 | 171 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 485 | 190 | ||
Honours
Norway
- Norwegian Premier League: 2004, 2006 and 2007
Individual
- Norwegian Premier League top scorer: 2000, 2001 and 2007
- Kniksen award: Striker of the Year in 2000 and 2007
- Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch
Austria
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2003
- Austrian Cup: 2003
- Austrian Supercup: 2003
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August 2000 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |  Finland | 1–3 | Defeat | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 October 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |  Wales | 1–1 | Draw | World Cup 2002 qualifying |
| 3 | 24 January 2001 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  South Korea | 3–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 4 | 28 February 2001 | Windsor Park, Belfast |  Northern Ireland | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | 26 January 2003 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah |  United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 7 | 8 June 2005 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna |  Sweden | 3–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 8 | 12 October 2005 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |  Belarus | 1–0 | Win | World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 9 | 2 June 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |  Malta | 4–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 10 | 9 September 2009 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |  Macedonia | 2–1 | Win | World Cup 2010 qualifying |
References
- ↑ http://nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=138
- ↑ "Helstad har lagt opp". TV2. 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "Thorstein Helstad". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Historien vår". Fotballaget Fart (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Thorstein Helstad". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ http://fotball.adressa.no/eliteserien/article54667.ece
External links
- Helstad profile at Norwegian FA (Norwegian)