Thorstein Helstad
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thorstein Helstad | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 April 1977||
Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1994 | Fart | ||
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 | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Lillestrøm | 34 | (8) |
2014 | Gamle Oslo | 6 | (4) |
Total | 432 | (175) | |
International career | |||
1996–1999 | Norway U21 | 30 | (5) |
2000–2010 | Norway | 38 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thorstein Helstad (born 28 April 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
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Helstad was born in
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.[4]
With
winger in a 4–3–3 system.[5]
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.[4]
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 in 2010–11
.
In June 2011, Helstad made a free transfer move to recently relegated and former Champions League finalist Monaco.
He announced his retirement from playing in April 2014.[6]
Career statistics
Club
Season | Club | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HamKam
|
1995 | Tippeligaen
|
17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
1996 | Adeccoligaen
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
1997 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
Total | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | ||
Brann | 1998 | 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 | ||||
Total | 99 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 58 | ||
Austria Wien | 2002–03 | Austrian 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 | ||||
Total | 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 14 | ||
Rosenborg | 2004 | 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 | ||||
Total | 36 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 50 | 22 | ||
Brann | 2006 | 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 | |||
Total | 48 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 39 | ||
Le Mans | 2008–09 | 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 | ||
Total | 98 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 37 | ||
Monaco | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Lillestrøm | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
2013 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||
Career total | 426 | 171 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 485 | 190 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Helstad goal.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 August 2000 | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki , Finland |
Finland | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
2 | 7 October 2000 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 24 January 2001 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | South Korea | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
4 | 28 February 2001 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5. | 4–0 | |||||
6 | 26 January 2003 | Sharjah , United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
7 | 8 June 2005 | Solna , Sweden |
Sweden | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 12 October 2005 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 2 June 2007 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Malta | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
10 | 9 September 2009 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | North Macedonia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Austria Wien
Rosenborg
Brann
- Tippeligaen: 2007
Individual
References
- ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
- ^ "Thorstein Helstad". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Historien vår". Fotballaget Fart (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Thorstein Helstad". SK Brann (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Førstevalg som spiss | adressa.no". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Helstad har lagt opp". TV2. 2 April 2014.
- ^ "Helstad, Thorstein". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
- Helstad profile at Norwegian FA (in Norwegian)