Igor Dobrovolski

For the Ukrainian choreographer, see Igor Dobrovolskiy (choreographer).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Dobrovolski.
Igor Dobrovolski
Dobrovolski in 2011
Personal information
Full name Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski
Date of birth (1967-08-27) 27 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Markivka, Odesa Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Dinamo-Auto (Head coach)
Youth career
Tiraspol Children and Youth Sport School N4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Nistru Chişinău 27 (13)
1986–1990 Dynamo Moscow 124 (27)
1990–1991 Castellón 14 (3)
1991–1992 Servette 23 (15)
1992 Genoa 4 (1)
1992–1993 Marseille 8 (1)
1993–1994 Dynamo Moscow 31 (9)
1994–1995 Atlético Madrid 22 (1)
1996–1999 Fortuna Düsseldorf 54 (14)
2004–2006 Tiligul Tiraspol 9 (1)
Total 313 (84)
International career
1986–1988 USSR (Olympic) 14 (8)
1986–1991 USSR 25 (7)
1992 CIS 4 (1)
1992–1998 Russia 18 (2)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Tiligul Tiraspol (player-manager)
2007–2009 Moldova
2010–2013 Dacia Chişinău
2013–2014 Veris Chișinău
2015 Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
2015 Dacia Chişinău
2016–2017 Moldova
2018–2021 FC Dinamo-Auto
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's football
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski (Russian: Игорь Иванович Добровольский, Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Добровольський, romanized: Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi; born 27 August 1967) is a Soviet and Russian professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol.[1]

He started his career in the Moldavian SSR, then played in the Russian SFSR, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany before retiring in Moldova.

Club career

Born in Markivka, Rozdilna Raion, Odesa 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 Chișinău, Dynamo Moscow, Castellón, Servette, Genoa, Olympique de Marseille, Atlético Madrid, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Tiligul Tiraspol.[2]

He is the first Russian player to win the Champions League with Olympique de Marseille in season 1992–93.[3]

International career

Dobrovolski 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.[4]

Four players have had the honour of scoring at least one goal in five successive matches at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament – Igor Dobrovolski (USSR in 1988), Ottmar Hitzfeld (FR Germany in 1972), Milan Galić (Yugoslavia in 1960) and Adolfo Baloncieri (Italy in 1928). Only Dobrovolski and Galić actually claimed gold.[5]

Honours

Marseille

Soviet Union Under-21

Individual

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.[6] 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.

International goals

Soviet Union

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 April 1989 Kyiv, Soviet Union  East Germany 1–0 3–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 31 May 1989 Moscow, Soviet Union  Iceland 1–0 1–1
3. 18 June 1990 Bari, Italy  Cameroon 4–0 4–0 1990 FIFA World Cup

CIS

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 June 1992 Norrköping, Sweden  Germany 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1992

Russia

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 May 1993 Moscow, Russia  Greece 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 June 1995 Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Managerial statistics

As of 9 October 2017
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Moldova Moldova 2007 2009 30 7 9 14 023.33
Moldova Moldova 2016 2017 16 2 4 10 012.50

References

  1. ^ Igor Dobrovolski este noul antrenor al echipei Dinamo-Auto‚ tv8.md, 20 March 2018
  2. ^ "Signed photo and profile" (in Russian). rusteam.permian.ru. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Igor Dobrovolski, la 55 de ani" (in Romanian). fmf.md. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Igor Dobrovolski – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "FIFA Factsheet: Olympic Football Tournament (men)" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Dobrovolski signs new contract". UEFA.com. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2011.