Born in
Trapani,
Sicily, but resident of
Città Sant'Angelo,
Abruzzo, Oddo started his coaching career in 1988 with
Giulianova of the
Serie C2 league. In 1990, he became head coach of
Serie B club
Avellino, successively managing several other teams from the same league such as
Modena and
Pescara. Oddo made his debut in a
Serie A coaching position during the
1995–96 season, with
Reggiana, ending the season with an unfortunate relegation. He then had two other Serie A stints as head coach at
Salernitana, where he took over the last eight matches of the season from
Delio Rossi in 1999, and
Venezia. As of May 1999, Salernitana had a streak of five clean sheets in a row under Oddo. As of April 2000, Venezia had a streak of four unbeaten matches, also under Oddo. He later also coached
Messina during the
2002–03 Serie B season. ==Personal life==