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.
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,[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]
| 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 | — | ||
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