Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup (born 15 May 1976) is a professional football manager and former Norwegian football midfielder who is the assistant manager of Bodø/Glimt.[2]

Gaute Helstrup
Personal information
Full name Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup
Date of birth (1976-05-15) 15 May 1976 (age 48)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bodø/Glimt (assistant manager)
Youth career
–1990 Krokelvdalen
1991–1994 Tromsdalen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Tromsdalen
1998–2000 Tromsø 31[1] (2)
2001 Haugesund 24 (0)
2002–2006 Tromsdalen
Managerial career
2005–2006 Tromsdalen (assistant)
2007–2008 Tromsdalen (developer)
2009–2010 Tromsdalen (assistant)
2011–2018 Tromsdalen
2019–2020 HamKam
2020–2023 Tromsø
2024– Bodø/Glimt (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He joined Tromsdalen at the age of 15, made his first-team debut at the age of 18 and played there his entire career. The exception was four seasons in the Eliteserien, in Tromsø and Haugesund.[1]

Helstrup served as assistant coach of Tromsdalen in 2005 and 2006, then player developer.[1] From 2009 through 2010 he was again assistant under Morten Pedersen,[3][4] then manager.[5] After guiding Tromsdalen to a record-high 7th place in the 2018 1. divisjon he was picked up by Hamarkameratene as their new manager.[6] In May 2020 he was bought free from his Hamarkameratene contract and signed by Tromsø as manager.[7]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 3 December 2023[citation needed]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Tromsdalen 3 December 2010 29 November 2018 246 130 44 72 052.8
HamKam 29 November 2018 19 May 2020 32 12 5 15 037.5
Tromsø 19 May 2020 31 December 2023 130 60 37 33 046.2
Total 408 202 86 120 049.5

References

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  1. ^ a b c Salomonsen, Per; Anthonsen, Hugo (10 June 2008). "Gaute U. Helstrup" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Gaute Helstrup blir en del av trenerteamet i Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ ""Jeg vet hva som skal til for å lykkes"". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). 5 December 2008.
  4. ^ Eidissen, Lars (23 November 2010). "Åpner for Helstrup". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ "Helstrup tar over hovedansvaret". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). 3 December 2010.
  6. ^ Kvålshagen, Robert Ulven (29 November 2018). "Helstrup ny trener i HamKam" (in Norwegian). HamKam. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass". Tromsø IL. 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.