John Helt
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-12-29) 29 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Virum, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1984 Lyngby BK 135 (6)
1984–1986 Brøndby IF 37 (0)
1986–1987 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 18 (0)
1987–1991 Lyngby BK 119 (4)
International career‡
1982–1990 Denmark 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2010

John Helt (born 29 December 1959) is a Danish former football (soccer) player in the midfielder position.

Club career

He made his first team debut in 1978 with Lyngby Boldklub, 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.

International career

Helt played 39 matches for the Denmark national football team from 1982 to 1990, and represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championship.

External links


Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 1988
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