Thomas Helebert (born 1964) is an Irish former hurler and former selector of the Galway senior hurling management team, who played as a right wing-back for the

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

senior team. Helebert joined the team in

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and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. He has won one

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winners' medal and one

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award. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up in 1993. In 1996 he received an All Star Award. At club level Helebert played with

Ballinderreen Ballinderreen (), also Ballindereen, is a village located on the N67 road (Ireland), N67 road between Kilcolgan and Kinvara in south County Galway, Ireland. Location and name Ballinderreen village is approximately 22 km south of Galway ...

, and later

Gort Gort ( or ) is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 road (Ireland), R458 and R460 ...

. Helebert was on the Galway management team, having helped revamp the team and bring them to an All Ireland final in 2012. He coached Clarenbridge alongside manager Michael Donoghue, and guided them to AI Club Final success on St. Patricks Day 2011. He later went on to manage South Galway clubs Ardrahan & Craughwell.

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