Odair Hellmann

Odair Hellmann (born 22 January 1977) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Emirati Al-Wasl.

Odair Hellmann
Personal information
Full name Odair Hellmann
Date of birth (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977
Place of birth Salete, Brazil
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al Wasl (manager)
Youth career
1990–1998 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Internacional 1 (0)
1999 → Fluminense (loan)
2001 Veranópolis
2001 América-RN
2002 Mamoré
2003 Enköpings 3 (0)
2003 Brasil de Pelotas
2004 America-RJ
2005 Passo Fundo
2005–2006 Remo
2007 CRB
2007–2008 Eastern
2009 Brasil de Pelotas 0 (0)
National team
1997 Brazil U20 1 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2012 Internacional U17
2013–2017 Internacional (assistant)
2015 Internacional (interim)
2016 Brazil U23 (assistant)
2017 Internacional (interim)
2017–2019 Internacional
2019–2020 Fluminense
2020– Al Wasl
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Salete, Santa Catarina, Odair was an Internacional youth graduate. His maiden Série A match occurred on 22 August 1998, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.

Odair was loaned to Fluminense in the Série C for the 1999 season. Upon returning, he was released by the club and resumed his career mainly in the lower leagues,[1] notably winning the third division in 2005 while playing for Remo.[2]

Odair also had two stints abroad: in 2003 he appeared three times in the Swedish side Enköpings SK, and represented Hong Kong First Division League club Eastern SC in the 2007–08 season. In January 2009, he was among the Brasil de Pelotas squad which suffered an accident after the team bus plunged 130 ft into a ravine.[3] He suffered minor back injuries from the accident, which he fully recovered in October of that year, but still opted to retire.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring, Odair 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.

Ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Odair worked as Rogério Micale's assistant in the Brazil under-23 squad,[5] 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.

On 25 November 2017, Odair was announced as manager of the club for the 2018 season.[6] 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, Odair was dismissed by Internacional.[7] On 11 December, he was appointed manager of another of his former clubs, Fluminense.[8]

On 7 December 2020, Hellmann left Fluminense after receiving an offer from Emirati club Al-Wasl.[9][10]

Managerial statistics
As of 5 February 2021.[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Internacional (interim) 2015 2015 2 1 0 1 1 5 −4 050.00
Internacional (interim) 12 November 2017 25 November 2017 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 075.00
Internacional 25 November 2017 10 October 2019 116 61 27 28 151 89 +62 052.59
Fluminense 11 December 2019 7 December 2020 42 20 10 12 67 41 +26 047.62
Al Wasl 8 December 2020 Present 10 4 3 3 13 10 +3 040.00
Total 174 89 41 44 238 146 +92 051.15 —

Honours

Player

Internacional

Fluminense

Remo

Assistant manager
Brazil Olympic

References
  1. "Do fundo do poço ao topo: o retorno de Odair Hellmann ao Beira-Rio" [From the bottom to the top: the return of Odair Hellmann to Beira-Rio] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Reserva também chateia Odair no Remo" [Reserve status also upset Odair at Remo] (in Portuguese). Futebol do Norte. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "Brasil de Pelotas apresenta Odair" [Brasil de Pelotas present Odair] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "Ele escapou da morte em tragédia com ônibus e agora é vital ao Inter" [He escaped from death in tragedy with bus and now is vital to Inter] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  5. "Micale mantém núcleo e escolhe auxiliar do Inter para seleção olímpica" [Micale keeps core and chooses Inter's assistant to the Olympic national team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. "Odair Hellmann é o técnico do Inter para a temporada 2018" [Odair Helmmann is the manager of Inter for the 2018 season] (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. Eduardo Deconto; Tomás Hammes (10 October 2019). "Inter demite o técnico Odair Helmann" [Inter sack Odair Helmmann] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  8. "Odair Hellmann é o novo técnico do Fluminense" [Odair Hellmann is the new manager of Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. "مقابل 2 مليون دولار.. هيلمان يقود الوصل في قمة الجزيرة" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "Fluminense confirma saída de Odair e anuncia Marcão como técnico até o fim da temporada" (in Portuguese). 7 December 2020.
  11. Hellmann coaching record
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