| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriy Sergeyvich Vdovin | ||
| Date of birth | 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Russian SSR | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1982 | Moskvich Moscow[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005[2] | Laos | ||
| 2005[3]–2009 | Laos U23 | ||
| 2007[2]–2008 | Laos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valeriy Vdovin (Russian Cyrillic: Валерий Вдовин) is a Russian football manager who took theLaos U23 to the2005 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.[4] He also managed the Laos U23 team in preparation for the2009 SEA Games.[5]
Under Vdovin,Laos rose 28 places in theFIFA World Rankings, to 162nd place, a position seemingly insurmountable to minnow nations.[6] They finished seventh in the2007 Tiger Cup and2008 AFF Suzuki Cup with Vdovin in charge.[6]
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