Thomas Bælum
Thomas Bælum 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.Career
Born in Aalborg, Bælum made his debut in professional football with local club Aalborg Boldspilklub 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
