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.

[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.

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.

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.