▁playing ▁a ▁combined ▁ 9 8 ▁minutes ▁in ▁two ▁games , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup ▁gave ▁him ▁more ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁pitch . ▁He ▁played ▁full - time ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁successful ▁group ▁stage ▁matches , ▁until ▁another ▁injury ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁pitch ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁minute ▁of ▁Den mark ' s ▁final ▁game ▁before ▁elim ination . ▁ ▁V eter an ▁years ▁In ▁Inter ▁Milan , ▁he ▁rejo ined ▁his ▁former ▁manager ▁in ▁both ▁U d inese ▁and ▁A . C . ▁Milan , ▁Alberto ▁Z ac cher oni . ▁Hel veg ▁reg ained ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁form ▁and ▁played ▁ 2 2 ▁games ▁in ▁Serie ▁A ▁and ▁six ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁cu ps . ▁In ▁this ▁his ▁last ▁year ▁in ▁Italy , ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁defence . ▁He ▁was ▁once ▁more ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁European ▁Championship ▁tournament , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁full - time ▁in ▁Den mark ' s ▁four ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Hel veg ▁was ▁named ▁national ▁team ▁captain ▁following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁René ▁Henri ks en ▁after ▁the ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁tournament . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁Inter ▁Milan , ▁Hel veg ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁Nor wich ▁City ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer . ▁Nor wich ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁FA ▁Premier