Vladimir Dolgopolov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Mikhailovich Dolgopolov | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2016 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | FC Zenit Leningrad | 208 | (4) |
| 1988 | FC Dynamo Leningrad | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 25 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 50 | (0) |
| 1992 | Vasa IFK | 20 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Tevalte Tallinn | 9 | (1) |
| 2000 | FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vladimir Mikhailovich Dolgopolov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Долгополов; 24 December 1961 – 12 June 2016) was a Russian professional footballer. Dolgopolov made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1980, playing for FC Zenit Leningrad, for which he won a Master of Sports of the USSR award.[1]
In January 2016, Dolgopolov was found guilty of negligent homicide, and six-months into his sentence died due to complications from a stroke.
Vladimir Mikhailovich Dolgopolov was born on 24 December 1961, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union. Dolgopolov had been married twice: to his first wife for 9 years, and later in 1991 he married his second wife, an air stewardess named Natalia, with whom he had a daughter, Daria.
Honors
- Soviet Top League champion: 1984
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1980
- USSR Federation Cup finalist: 1986
European club competitions
With FC Zenit Leningrad.
- 1987–88 UEFA Cup: 2 games
- 1989–90 UEFA Cup: 4 games
