Hans Erik Ødegaard

In his senior career, he played for Strømsgodset from 1993 to 2003 (making 241 league and cup appearances, scoring 52 goals),{{cite news|title=The incredible 15-year-old wonderkid being tracked by Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona |url=http://talksport.com/football/incredible-15-year-old-wonderkid-being-tracked-manchester-united-bayern-munich-and|access-date=19 August 2014|work=talksport.com|date=1 August 2014|quote=Martin’s father Hans Erik played as a central midfielder for Stromsgodset for ten years between 1993 and 2003.}} and Sandefjord from 2004 to 2006 (making 75 league and cup appearances, scoring 22 goals).[http://www.dt.no/sport/kom-hjem-hansi-1.3213241 Kom hjem, Hansi] {{in lang|no}}. Drammens Tidende. 23 June 2005[http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2006/04/02/462581.html Ødegaard scoret i comeback] {{in lang|no}} Dagbladet. 2 April 2004. He played for both clubs in the Tippeligaen and in the Norwegian First Division.

After retiring, Ødegaard became the assistant manager for Mjøndalen IF in 2009, under manager Vegard Hansen.{{cite web|title=Mjøndalen IF|url=http://www.fotball.no/Community/Lag/Hjem/?fiksId=419|website=fotball.no|publisher=NFF|access-date=30 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929003521/http://www.fotball.no/Community/Lag/Hjem/?fiksId=419|archive-date=29 September 2014}}{{better source needed|date=February 2025}}{{cite web|title=Hansi klar for MIF|url=http://www.dt.no/sport/hansi-klar-for-mif-1.3358760|website=dt.no|access-date=30 September 2014|language=no|date=26 November 2008}}

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

He became a Real Madrid youth coach on 22 January 2015, signing a three-and-a-half-year [https://newsrnd.com/sports/2019-09-09-football-leaks--how-martin-%C3%B8degaard-s-father-benefited-from-the-transfer-to-real-madrid.SJoSiA7Lr.html contract] as a youth coach when his son, Martin Ødegaard signed a contract with the club.{{cite web|last1=Navarro|first1=Alberto|title=Odegaard: "It's a dream come true to be at the biggest club in the world"|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/01/odegaard-its-a-dream-come-true-to-be-at-the-biggest-club-in-the-world|website=realmadrid.com/|publisher=Real Madrid CF|access-date=22 January 2015|date=22 January 2015|quote="His father is going to join the club's coaching structure in the youth teams."}}

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.

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/hans-erik-odegaard-og-andreas-tegstr-m-er-ny-trenerduo-i-sandefjord/s/12-95-3424067939|title=Hans Erik Ødegaard og Andreas Tegström er ny trenerduo i Sandefjord|language=no|publisher=Nettavisen|date=30 December 2020|access-date=14 February 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2021/har-ikke-vunnet-pa-atte-kamper-na-forlenger-trenerduoen-kontrakten_sto9154156/story.shtml|title=Har ikke vunnet på åtte kamper – nå forlenger trenerduoen kontrakten|language=no|last=Steien|first=Vegard Kjøllmoen|publisher=Eurosport|date=22 September 2022}}

After four seasons at Sandefjord, Ødegaard moved to newly relegated Lillestrøm to become their new head coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/alqnmM/bekreftet-hans-erik-oedegaard-ansatt-som-ny-lillestroem-trener|title=Bekreftet: Hans Erik Ødegaard ansatt som ny Lillestrøm-trener|language=no|publisher=VG|date=10 December 2024|access-date=14 February 2025}}

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. {{cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/odegaard-fikk-aldri-vite-om-farens-ville-plan-jeg-tenkte-aldri-pa-det-sann/16749864/|title=Ødegaard fikk aldri vite om farens ville plan: – Jeg tenkte aldri på det sånn|language=no|last=Hjelvik|first=Eirik Nesset|date=8 June 2024|access-date=14 February 2025}}

{{updated|15 October 2014|{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=1881 |language=no |title=Hans Erik Ødegaard |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV 2 |access-date=14 October 2014}}}}

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