Thomas Bælum (born 5 June 1978) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He is currently chief executive and caretaking sports director for
AaB. Bælum has played 18 games for the
Danish national U21 team.
Career
Born in
Aalborg
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,
Bælum made his debut in professional football with local club
Aalborg Boldspilklub
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(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
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in Germany. He helped Duisburg win
promotion for the top-flight
Bundesliga
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in the summer 2005. When Duisburg were swiftly
relegated back into the
2. Bundesliga
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in the summer 2006, he moved to Dutch club
Willem II Tilburg in the
Eredivisie
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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
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Danish Superliga
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:
1998–99
References
External links
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Thomas Bælum at Voetbal International
Living people
1978 births
Footballers from Aalborg
Men's association football defenders
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Aalborg Chang players
AaB Fodbold players
MSV Duisburg players
Willem II (football club) players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
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