| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Petrovych Dovbiy | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-09-28)28 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Kharkiv,Ukrainian SSR,USSR | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972 | Lokomotyv Kherson | ||
| 1974–1975 | Frunzenets Sumy | ||
| 1975–1976 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| 1976–1977 | SKA Kyiv | ||
| 1978 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 1979–1981 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| 1982–1983 | Frunzenets Sumy | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990—1991 | Metalist Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 1994 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| 1994—1995 | Khimik Zhytomyr (assistant) | ||
| 1996—1997 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | ||
| 1997—1998 | Zirka Kirovohrad | ||
| 1998 | Vorskla Poltava | ||
| 1999—2000 | Metalist Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | FC Sumy | ||
| 2002 | Anzhi Makhachkala (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Sokol Saratov (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Zorya Luhansk | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kharkiv-2 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv | ||
| 2009 | Zaria Bălți | ||
| 2009–2011 | PVF Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| 2011–2012 | Zaria Bălți (sporting director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksandr Petrovych Dovbiy (Ukrainian:Олександр Петрович Довбій; 28 September 1953 – 11 March 2023) was a Soviet and Ukrainianfootballforward and manager,master of sports of the USSR (1980).[1]
The Lokomotiv was the first professional team Dovbiy played for. In 1974–75 he played for theFC Frunzenets team based in Sumy. Then he returned toKharkiv.
In 1976 Dovbiy was called up for the military service where he played for the army football club in B leagueFC CSKA Kyiv (based inKyiv). In 1977, he scored 18 goals and became one of top scorers in the season. His teammate Mykola Pinchuck scored 20 goals in that season.
After military service, Dovbiy spent a season[1] withChornomorets Odesa. Then he moved toMetalist Kharkiv in 1979 and spent three seasons there. In 1981, he became the winner of the A league and paved the way to the premier league. Dovbiy finished his career inFC Frunzenets.
After completion of his playing career, Dovbiy worked as a faculty instructor at the Kharkiv branch of the Kyiv State University of Physical Culture and Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture No.1.
From 1990 to 1991 Dovbiy worked as a coach inMetalist Kharkiv. Later, he held the position of a football manager in FC Khimik Zhytomyr. In 1993–94 season, Dovbiy was also a head coach in FC Naftovyk from Okhtyrka. Later he was the head coach inFC Zirka Kirovohrad and Vorskla. In 1999, he moved to Kharkiv where he assistedMykhaylo Fomenko in coaching Metalist Kharkiv.
In 2002, Dovbiy accepted the invitation fromLeonid Tkachenko, who was the caretaker manager of the premier leagueAnzhi Makhachkala, to join the coaching team.
In 2003, Dovbiy held in theSokol Saratov, and then returned to Ukraine where he was a coach ofZorya Luhans. He helped the club to stay in the A league. In 2005, Dovbiy returned to Kharkiv, where he was a football manager in FC Kharkiv-2 andFC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv that played in the B league. In 2009, he worked at Moldovan clubZaria Bălți, but in June left the coaching position.
From 2009 to 2011 Dovbiy worked in Vietnam, where he was the head coach and one of the founders of thenational football academy PVF.[2]
From October 2011, Dovbiy held the position of sporting director ofFC Olympia (Balti).
Dovbiy died in Kharkiv on 11 March 2023, at the age of 69.[3]