Gaute Helstrup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1976 | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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.
Career
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]
Coaching career
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,[2][3] then manager.[4] After guiding Tromsdalen to a record-high 7th place in the 2018 1. divisjon he was picked up by Hamarkameratene as their new manager.[5]
In May 2020 he was bought free from his Hamarkameratene contract and signed by Tromsø as manager.[6] In his first season, Helstrup was tasked with bringing Tromsø back to the Eliteserien after their relegation the season prior. With two games left to play of the season, the promotion spot was confirmed with a win over Raufoss.[7] His next two seasons at Tromsø saw the team finishing 12th and 7th in the top flight, before finishing third in the 2023 season, Tromsø's best place in the league for twelve years.[8]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Helstrup was brought in as the new assistant coach of Bodø/Glimt under head coach Kjetil Knutsen. He signed a four-year contract with the club.[9][10]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Tromsdalen | 3 December 2010 | 29 November 2018 | 246 | 130 | 44 | 72 | 52.8 | [11] |
| HamKam | 29 November 2018 | 19 May 2020 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 37.5 | [12] |
| Tromsø | 19 May 2020 | 31 December 2023 | 130 | 60 | 37 | 33 | 46.2 | [13] |
| Total | 408 | 202 | 86 | 120 | 49.5 | — | ||
Honours
Individual
- Eliteserien Coach of the Month: June 2023[14]
References
- ^ a b c Salomonsen, Per; Anthonsen, Hugo (10 June 2008). "Gaute U. Helstrup" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ ""Jeg vet hva som skal til for å lykkes"". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). 5 December 2008.
- ^ Eidissen, Lars (23 November 2010). "Åpner for Helstrup". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Helstrup tar over hovedansvaret". Bladet Tromsø (in Norwegian). 3 December 2010.
- ^ Kvålshagen, Robert Ulven (29 November 2018). "Helstrup ny trener i HamKam" (in Norwegian). HamKam. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Ny hovedtrener på plass". Tromsø IL. 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Brekke, Anja Ariel Tørnes; Grinstein, Gunnar (22 November 2020). "Tromsø IL rykker opp til Eliteserien" [Tromsø IL promoted to the Eliteserien] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Waagbø, Erik (3 December 2023). "TIL tok bronse i Eliteserien: –Det har vært en fantastisk reise" [TIL takes the bronze medal in the Eliteserien: –It has been a fantastick journey] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian; Budalen, Andreas; Grindstein, Gunnar; Skeie, Torgeir; Wingstad, Simen (1 January 2024). "Sjokkoverganger: Tromsøs Gaute Helstrup og Jostein Gundersen går til Bodø/Glimt" [Shock transfer: Tromsø's Gaute Helstrup and Jostein Gundersen signs for Bodø/Glimt] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Gaute Helstrup blir en del av trenerteamet i Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Tromsdalen UIL: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Hamarkameratene Fotball: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Tromsø IL: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Torjusen, Thomas (7 July 2023). "Se hvem som ble månedens spillere og trener i juni her" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
