Igor Dobrovolski

Игорь ДобровольскийPersonal informationFull name Igor Ivanovich DobrovolskiDate of birth (1967-08-27) 27 August 1967 (age 56)Place of birth Markivka, Odesa Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet UnionHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Position(s) WingerTeam information FC Dinamo-Auto (Head coach)Youth career Tiraspol Children and Youth Sport School N4Senior 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 career1986–1991 USSR 25 (7)1992 CIS 4 (1)1992–1998 Russia 18 (2)Managerial career2004–2006 Tiligul Tiraspol (player-manager)2007–2009 Moldova2010–2013 Dacia Chişinău2013–2014 Veris Chișinău2015 Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk2015 Dacia Chişinău2016–2017 Moldova2018– FC Dinamo-Auto *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 former Soviet and Russian football player, and now a manager. He is the head coach of FC 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 Chişinău, Dynamo Moscow, Castellón, Servette, Genoa, Olympique de Marseille, Atlético Madrid, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Tiligul Tiraspol.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Honours

Marseille

• Ligue 1: 1992–93
• UEFA Champions League: 1992–93

Soviet Union Under-21

• Olympic Gold Medal: 1988
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1990

Individual

• Olympic Silver Boot: 1988 (6 goals)
• Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1990

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.^[5] 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.

Managerial statistics

As of 9 October 2017^[update]

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

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