Hans Erik Ødegaard

Hans Erik Ødegaard (born 20 January 1974) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who is the head coach of Lillestrøm. Having played for both Strømsgodset and Sandefjord in his career, he later worked as an assistant for Mjøndalen, before becoming the head coach of Sandefjord together with Andreas Tegström.

Career In his senior career, he played for Strømsgodset from 1993 to 2003 (making 241 league and cup appearances, scoring 52 goals), and Sandefjord from 2004 to 2006 (making 75 league and cup appearances, scoring 22 goals). He played for both clubs in the Tippeligaen and in the Norwegian First Division.

Coaching career Mjøndalen After retiring, Ødegaard became the assistant manager for Mjøndalen IF in 2009, under manager Vegard Hansen.

Mjøndalen qualified for the promotion play-off tournament three times, finally winning promotion in 2014.

Real Madrid He became a Real Madrid youth coach on 22 January 2015, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract as a youth coach when his son, Martin Ødegaard signed a contract with the club. Hans Erik Ødegaard received an annual salary of 100,000 euros from Real Madrid for work with the children. In addition, the club secured him a premium of three million euros, according to the contract payable 30 days after signing. Converted to the contract equivalent to 957,143 euros per season. By comparison, Zinedine Zidane, who was head coach of Real Madrid's U23 at the time, cashed 600,000 euros a year for this job.

Sandefjord In December 2021 Sandefjord announced the signing of Ødegaard and Andreas Tegström as co-head coaches for the club after the previous coach Martí Cifuentes had left the club. Originally on a two year conctract with an option for another year, the duo extended their contracts in 2022, after a run of eight winless games, running through the 2025 season.

Lillestrøm After four seasons at Sandefjord, Ødegaard moved to newly relegated Lillestrøm to become their new head coach.

Personal life Ødegaard is the father of professional footballer Martin Ødegaard, who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordSandefjord (with Andreas Tegström)30 December 202010 December 2024 Lillestrøm10 December 2024present Total—

Honours Lillestrøm Norwegian Football Cup: 2025

Individual Norwegian First Division Coach of the Month: May 2025 August 2025 Norwegian First Division Coach of the Year: 2025