John Helt
Encyclopedia
John Helt is a Danish
former football (soccer)
player in the midfielder
position.
, with whom he won the 1983 Danish championship
and 1984 Danish Cup
trophies. He moved to play for league rivals Brøndby IF
where he won the 1985 Danish championship. Back in Lyngby, he helped the club win the 1990 Danish Cup. He ended his career at Lyngby in November 1991, having played 378 matches and scored ten goals for the club.
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player in the midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position.
Club career
He made his first team debut in 1978 with Lyngby BoldklubLyngby Boldklub
Lyngby Boldklub is a professional Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC.-History:...
, with whom he won the 1983 Danish championship
Danish football champions
The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
and 1984 Danish Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
trophies. He moved to play for league rivals Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
where he won the 1985 Danish championship. Back in Lyngby, he helped the club win the 1990 Danish Cup. He ended his career at Lyngby in November 1991, having played 378 matches and scored ten goals for the club.
International career
Helt played 39 matches for the Denmark national football team from 1982 to 1990, and represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championship1988 UEFA European Football Championship
The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. West Germany won the right to host the tournament with five votes ahead of a joint bid from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, who gained 1 vote, and a bid from England. It was the eighth European Football...
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