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'''Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski''' ({{lang-ru|Игорь Иванович Добровольский}}, {{lang-ua|Ігор Іванович Добровольський}}, ''Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi''; born 27 August 1967) is a ] manager and a former player. He is the head coach of ].<ref>‚ tv8.md, 20 March 2018</ref>
'''Igor Ivanovich Dobrovolski''' ({{lang-ru|Игорь Иванович Добровольский}}, {{lang-ua|Ігор Іванович Добровольський}}, ''Ihor Ivanovych Dobrovolskyi''; born 27 August 1967) is a ] manager and a former player. He is the head coach of ].<ref>‚ tv8.md, 20 March 2018</ref>
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==International career==
==International career==
Dobrovolski played for three different national teams: ] at the ] where he was a gold medal winner and finished second top goal scorer with six goals (including one in the Gold Medal game); ] scored seven but ] lost in the final to the USSR inextratime. He was also part, with the same team, of the ], crashing out in the group stage, representing afterwards the ] at the ] and ] at the ]. He scored a goal atthe Euro 1992, in a 1–1 draw against Germany.<ref>{{FIFA player|174504}}</ref>
Dobrovolski played for three different national teams: ] at the ] where he was a gold medal winner and finished second top goal scorer with six goals (including one in the Gold Medal game itself); ] scored seven but ] lost in the final to ]. He was also part, with the same team, of the ], representing afterwards the ] at ] and ] at ]. He scored CIS's only goal in ], in a 1–1 draw against Germany.<ref>{{FIFA player|174504}}</ref>
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), ] (FR Germany in 1972), ] (Yugoslavia in 1960) and ] (Italy in 1928).<ref>{{Cite web | url =https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompoly/51/98/60/ip-208_01e_oly_men.pdf | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141130100806/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompoly/51/98/60/ip-208_01e_oly_men.pdf | url-status =dead | archive-date =30 November 2014 | title = FIFA Factsheet: Olympic Football Tournament (men) | publisher=FIFA | access-date =25 July 2015}}</ref>
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), ] (FR Germany in 1972), ] (Yugoslavia in 1960) and ] (Italy in 1928). Only Dobrovolski and Galić actually claimed gold.<ref>{{Cite web | url =https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompoly/51/98/60/ip-208_01e_oly_men.pdf | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141130100806/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompoly/51/98/60/ip-208_01e_oly_men.pdf | url-status =dead | archive-date =30 November 2014 | title = FIFA Factsheet: Olympic Football Tournament (men) | publisher=FIFA | access-date =25 July 2015}}</ref>
He started his career in the Moldavian SSR, then played in the Russian SFSR, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany before retiring in Moldova. He never played in the Ukrainian SSR or independent Ukraine.
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.
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.
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. 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.
