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Odair Hellmann

Odair Hellmann (born 22 January 1977) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder who is the currently manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.

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Odair Hellmann
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Hellmann in 2020
Personal information
Full name Odair Hellmann
Date of birth (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Salete, Brazil
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Raed (manager)
Youth career
1990–1998 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Internacional 20 (0)
1999Fluminense (loan) 17 (1)
2001 Veranópolis 8 (1)
2001 América de Natal 0 (0)
2002 Mamoré 0 (0)
2003 Brasil de Pelotas 11 (1)
2003 Enköping 3 (0)
2004 America-RJ 4 (0)
2005–2006 Remo 37 (2)
2007 CRB 3 (0)
2007–2008 Eastern 7 (0)
2009 Brasil de Pelotas 0 (0)
International career
1997 Brazil U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Remo (interim)
2010–2012 Internacional U17
2013–2017 Internacional (assistant)
2015 Internacional (interim)
2016 Brazil U23 (assistant)
2017 Internacional (interim)
2017 Internacional (interim)
2017–2019 Internacional
2020 Fluminense
2020–2022 Al Wasl
2023 Santos
2023–2024 Al-Riyadh
2024– Al-Raed
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Playing career

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Born in Salete, Santa Catarina, Odair was an Internacional youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 8 March 1997, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away draw against Grêmio Santanense. After winning the 1998 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior with the under-20 side, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, and featured more during that year.

Odair was loaned to Fluminense in the Série C for the 1999 season. Upon returning, he was released by the club,[1] and played for Veranópolis in the 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho. He was also a part of the América de Natal squad in the 2001 Série B, but never featured in a single minute.

In 2002, Odair joined Mamoré as the club was playing in the Copa Sul-Minas, and made his debut against former club Internacional.[2] He started the 2003 campaign at Brasil de Pelotas before moving abroad with Swedish Allsvenskan side Enköpings SK in July; he suffered an injury while training, staying two months sidelined at the latter and subsequently only playing rarely.[3]

Odair returned to Brazil in 2004, after agreeing to a contract with America-RJ. He moved to Remo in the following year,[4] and helped the side to win the third division. After losing his starting spot in 2006, he was also an interim coach for a brief period after Artur Neto was sacked, managing the club in one match before returning to his player status.[5]

After a brief period at CRB (where he struggled with injuries),[6] Odair represented Hong Kong First Division League club Eastern SC in the 2007–08 season. He returned to Brasil de Pelotas in December 2008,[7][8] and was among the squad which suffered an accident after the team bus plunged 130 ft into a ravine in the following January. He suffered minor back injuries from the accident, which he fully recovered in October of that year, but still opted to retire.[9]

Managerial career

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Internacional

After retiring, Hellmann started working as an assistant manager at his former club Internacional, initially assigned to the under-17 squad. In 2013, he became the permanent assistant manager of the first team. In 2015, he was also in charge of the first team for two matches, replacing fired Diego Aguirre.

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Hellmann celebrating Gold Medal the with the Brazil national under-23 team in the 2016 Summer Olympics

Ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Hellmann worked as Rogério Micale's assistant in the Brazil under-23 squad,[10] helping the side to achieve the gold medal for the first time in history. Upon returning to Inter, he was appointed interim manager on 11 November 2017, after the dismissal of Guto Ferreira; he also previously worked in that capacity for one match in May, after the dismissal of Antônio Carlos Zago.

On 25 November 2017, Hellmann was announced as manager of the club for the 2018 season.[11] After qualifying for the 2019 Copa Libertadores, he remained as manager for the 2019 season, as they went on to reach the finals in the 2019 Copa do Brasil, but lost it to Athletico Paranaense.

On 10 October 2019, after being knocked out by Flamengo in the Libertadores quarterfinals and a streak of four games without a league win, Hellmann was dismissed by Internacional.[12]

Fluminense

On 11 December 2019, Hellmann was appointed manager of another of his former clubs, Fluminense.[13] He reached the 2020 Campeonato Carioca finals, but lost to Flamengo.

On 7 December 2020, Hellmann left Fluminense after receiving an offer from Emirati club Al-Wasl, and was replaced by assistant Marcão.[14]

Al-Wasl

Hellmann was confirmed as manager of Al-Wasl on 8 December 2020.[15] He rescinded his contract with the club on 27 June 2022, after finishing in the sixth position in the 2021–22 UAE Pro League.[16]

Santos

On 16 November 2022, Hellmann was named manager of Santos back in his home country, and signed a one-year contract.[17] He left on a mutual agreement on 22 June 2023, after a 2–0 home loss to Corinthians.[18]

Al-Riyadh

On 8 October 2023, Hellmann was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh until the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]

Al-Raed

On 14 July 2024, Hellmann was appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.[20]

Career statistics

More information Club, Season ...
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 1997 Série A 40500090
1998 308010120
2000 00000000
Total 7013010210
Fluminense (loan) 1999[21] Série C 6111020191
Veranópolis 2001 Gaúcho 8181
América de Natal 2001 Série B 0000
Mamoré 2002 Mineiro 008[a]080
Brasil de Pelotas 2003 Série C 00111111
Enköping 2003[22] Allsvenskan 3030
America-RJ 2004 Série C 004040
Remo 2005 Série C 10015110261
2006 Série B 0012120141
Total 10027230402
CRB 2007 Série B 003030
Eastern 2007–08 First Division League 7070
Brasil de Pelotas 2009 Gaúcho 0000
Career total 3317746000801245
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  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Minas

Managerial statistics

As of 2 March 2025.[23]
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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Remo (interim) Brazil 16 July 2006 21 July 2006 100103−3000.00 [24]
Internacional (interim) Brazil 7 August 2015 12 August 2015 210115−4050.00 [25]
Internacional (interim) Brazil 28 May 2017 31 May 2017 110021+1100.00 [26][25]
Internacional (interim) Brazil 12 November 2017 25 November 2017 321040+4066.67 [25]
Internacional Brazil 25 November 2017 10 October 2019 11661272815189+62052.59 [27]
Fluminense Brazil 11 December 2019 7 December 2020 482311147346+27047.92 [28]
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates 8 December 2020 28 June 2022 602219199380+13036.67
Santos Brazil 16 November 2022 22 June 2023 341111123433+1032.35
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 8 October 2023 1 June 2024 2569102536−11024.00
Al-Raed Saudi Arabia 14 July 2024 present 2674153041−11026.92
Total 3161348399413334+79042.41
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Honours

Player

Internacional

Fluminense

Remo

Assistant manager

Brazil Olympic

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