Thomas Bælum
Thomas Bælum (born 5 June 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer defender. He is chief executive and caretaking sports director for AaB. Bælum has played 18 games for the Danish national U21 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Bælum | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AaB (chief executive) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aalborg Chang | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | AaB | 179 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | MSV Duisburg | 77 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Willem II | 62 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Silkeborg | 22 | (0) |
| 2011– | Grauballe UGF | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Denmark U21 | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 10, 2011 | |||
Career
Born in Aalborg,[1] Bælum made his debut in professional football with local club Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the 1996–97 Superliga season. He helped AaB win the 1998–99 Superliga championship, as well as reaching two Danish Cup finals. In the winter 2003, he moved abroad to play for MSV Duisburg in Germany. He helped Duisburg win promotion for the top-flight Bundesliga in the summer 2005. When Duisburg were swiftly relegated back into the 2. Bundesliga in the summer 2006, he moved to Dutch club Willem II Tilburg in the Eredivisie where he spent two seasons, playing 62 league games and scoring one goal. Bælum was signed by the Danish second level side Silkeborg IF in the summer of 2008.
Honours
References
- "Thomas Bælum". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
External links
- Danish national team profile (in Danish)
- Grauballe UGF profile (in Danish)
- Thomas Bælum at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)