Odair Hellmann (born 22 January 1977) is a Brazilian

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and former player who played as a

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. He is the current head coach of Santos.

Playing career

Born in

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, Santa Catarina, Odair was an

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youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 8 March 1997, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1

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away draw against Grêmio Santanense. After winning the 1998

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with the under-20 side, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, and featured more during that year. Odair was loaned to

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in the Série C for the 1999 season. Upon returning, he was released by the club, and played for

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in th 2001 Campeonato Gaúcho. He was also a part of the

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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

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, and made his debut against former club Internacional. He started the 2003 campaign at

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before moving abroad with Swedish

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side Enköpings SK in July; he suffered an injury while training, staying two months sidelined at the latter and subsequently only playing rarely. Odair returned to Brazil in 2004, after agreeing to a contract with America-RJ. He moved to

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in the following year, 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

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was sacked, managing the club in one match before returning to his player status. After a brief period at CRB (where he struggled with injuries), Odair represented

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club

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in the 2007–08 season. He returned to Brasil de Pelotas in December 2008, 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.

Managerial career

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

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. Ahead of the

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, Hellmann worked as

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's assistant in the Brazil under-23 squad, 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

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; he also previously worked in that capacity for one match in May, after the dismissal of

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. On 25 November 2017, Hellmann was announced as manager of the club for the 2018 season. After qualifying for the

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, he remained as manager for the 2019 season, as they went on to reach the finals in the

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, but lost it to

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. On 10 October 2019, after being knocked out by

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in the Libertadores quarterfinals and a streak of four games without a league win, Hellmann was dismissed by Internacional.

Fluminense

On 11 December 2019, Hellmann was appointed manager of another of his former clubs, Fluminense. He reached the

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finals, but lost to

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

Al-Wasl

Hellmann was confirmed as manager of Al-Wasl on 8 December 2020. He rescinded his contract with the club on 27 June 2022, after finishing in the sixth position in the

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Santos

On 16 November 2022, Hellmann was named manager of Santos back in his home country, and signed a one-year contract.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

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Honours

Player

Internacional *

: 1997 Fluminense *

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Remo *

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Assistant manager

;Brazil Olympic *

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Gold medal:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellmann, Odair 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Sport Club Internacional players Fluminense FC players Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Esporte Clube Mamoré players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players America Football Club (RJ) players Clube do Remo players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Allsvenskan players Enköpings SK players Hong Kong Premier League players Eastern Sports Club footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Brazilian football managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A managers Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers UAE Pro League managers Clube do Remo managers Sport Club Internacional managers Fluminense FC managers Al-Wasl F.C. managers Santos FC managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates