Igor Dobrovolski

For the Ukrainian choreographer, see Igor Dobrovolskiy (choreographer).
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Dobrovolski.
Igor Dobrovolski
Personal information
Full nameIgor Ivanovich Dobrovolski
Date of birth27 August 1967
Place of birthOdessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Tiraspol Children and Youth Sport School N4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1984–1985Nistru Chişinău27(13)
1986–1990Dynamo Moscow124(27)
1990–1991Castellón14(3)
1991–1992Servette23(15)
1992Genoa4(1)
1992–1993Marseille8(1)
1993–1994Dynamo Moscow31(9)
1994–1995Atlético Madrid19(1)
1996–1999Fortuna Düsseldorf54(14)
2004–2006Tiligul Tiraspol9(1)
National team
1986–1991USSR25(7)
1992CIS4(1)
1992–1998Russia18(2)
Teams managed
2004–2006Tiligul Tiraspol (player-manager)
2007–2009Moldova
2010–2013Dacia Chişinău
2013–2014Veris Chișinău
2015Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski (Russian: Игорь Иванович Добровольский, Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Добровольський, Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi; born 27 August 1967) is a football manager and a former player, who last managed the Russian club FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

He started his career at Moldavian SSR, then played in Russian SFSR, Spain, Italy, France, Germany before retired in Moldova. He never played in Ukrainian SSR or independent Ukraine.

Club career

Born in Markivka, Rozdilna Raion, Odessa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Dobrovolski trained at Tiraspol Children and Youth Sport School N4 in Moldavian SSR in early years (now in Transnistria). During his extensive career he played for Nistru Chişinău, Dynamo Moscow, Castellón, Servette, Genoa, Olympique de Marseille, Atlético Madrid, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Tiligul Tiraspol.[1] In 1990, Igor Dobrovolski was thought of as one of the best young players in the world.

International career

He played for three different national teams: USSR at the 1988 Olympic Games where he was a gold medal winner and finished second top goal scorer with six goals (including one in the Gold Medal game itself); Romário scored seven but Brazil lost in the final to USSR. He was also part, with the same team, of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, representing afterwards the CIS at UEFA Euro 1992 and Russia at Euro 1996. He scored CIS's only goal in UEFA Euro 1992, in a 1–1 draw against Germany.[2]

Five players had the honour of scoring a goal in five successive games – Igor Dobrovolski (USSR in 1988), Ottmar Hitzfeld (FR Germany in 1972), Milan Galić (Yugoslavia in 1960) and Adolfo Baloncieri (Italy in 1928). Only Dobrovolski actually claimed gold.[3]

Honours

Coaching career

At 39 years old he was coaching Tiligul Tiraspol in the 2005–06 season, and then took over the Moldova national football team for the qualification to UEFA Euro 2008, with a view to a two-year extension to his contract if he was successful.

In December 2007, he signed a new contract with Moldova.[4] He was allowed to coach any club until the start of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA). On 16 October 2009, Dobrovolski announced his resignation.

References

  1. ↑ "Signed photo and profile" (in Russian). rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Igor Dobrovolski – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ "Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolsky – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dobrovolski signs new contract". UEFA.com. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2011.