Enkeleid Dobi (born 23 May 1975) is an Albanian professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of Polish club Górnik Polkowice. He played for clubs in Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland and France, as well as the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enkeleid Dobi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Durrës, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teuta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Teuta | 72 | (17) |
| 1997–1998 | Varteks | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Beltinci | 9 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | NK Varteks | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Zagłębie Lubin | 51 | (6) |
| 2003 | Górnik Zabrze | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Viry-Châtillon | 58 | (29) |
| 2005–2006 | Ste Geneviève Sp | 20 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Viry-Châtillon | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Fleury-Mérogis | ||
| 2010 | Viry-Châtillon | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Miedź Legnica | 8 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Stal Chocianów | 25 | (9) |
| 2013 | Odra Chobienia | ||
| Total | 260+ | (67+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Albania | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Górnik Polkowice | ||
| 2020–2021 | Widzew Łódź | ||
| 2022 | Kukësi | ||
| 2023–2024 | Górnik Polkowice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDobi played as forward for NK Varteks in the Croatian First League.[1] He played for Zagłębie Lubin and Górnik Zabrze in the Polish Ekstraklasa during 2004.[2]
International career
editHe scored the second goal in his country's 2–0 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 1995, in what was Bosnia's first official match as an independent nation after affiliating with FIFA.[3] It was also his debut for Albania and he earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a February 2003 friendly match against Vietnam.[4]
National team statistics
edit| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
Managerial career
editAfter working as youth coach at Zagłębie Lubin's academy, Dobi took on his first managerial role on 12 January 2017, when he took charge of III liga club Górnik Polkowice.[5] He led the team for three-and-a-half years, taking them to II liga after winning group III of the 2018–19 III liga.[6]
On 30 July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Polish I liga club Widzew Łódź.[7] With ten regular season games left to play, and Widzew placed one point short of a promotion play-off-qualifying position, he was dismissed on 13 April 2021.[8]
In September 2022, Dobi returned to Albania to manage Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi.[9] He left the club on 11 December 2022.[10]
On 5 September 2023, he was again appointed manager of recently relegated Górnik Polkowice.[11] After winning just one out of seven opening games of the 2024–25 season, Dobi was dismissed on 9 September 2024.[12]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 6 September 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Górnik Polkowice | 12 January 2017 | 30 June 2020 | 119 | 66 | 20 | 33 | 242 | 144 | +98 | 55.46 |
| Widzew Łódź | 30 June 2020 | 13 April 2021 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 38.46 |
| Kukësi | 12 September 2022 | 11 December 2022 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 45.45 |
| Górnik Polkowice | 5 September 2023 | 9 September 2024 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 42.86 |
| Total | 191 | 96 | 37 | 58 | 334 | 229 | +105 | 50.26 | ||
Honours
editManager
editGórnik Polkowice
- III liga, group III: 2018–19[6]
- Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2023–24[13]
References
edit- ^ "Enkeleid Dobi". Nogometni Magazin. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ "Enkeleid Dobi". 90minut. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania meet in Zenica – UEFA
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Janas, Piotr (13 January 2017). "Enkeleid Dobi trenerem KS-u Polkowice". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "III liga 2018/2019, grupa: III". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Enkeleid Dobi nowym trenerem Widzewa" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Marcin Broniszewski trenerem Widzewa" (in Polish). 90minut. 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Enkeleid Dobi znalazł nową pracę". lodzkisport.pl (in Polish). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Enkeleid Dobi, były trener Widzewa, znów szuka pracy w Polsce". lodzkisport.pl (in Polish). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Jakubowski, Zbigniew (5 September 2023). "Enkeleid Dobi trenerem Górnika Polkowice". e-legnickie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "E.Dobi odchodzi z Górnika". e-legnickie.pl (in Polish). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Puchar Polski 2023/2024, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN - Legnica". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
External links
edit- Enkeleid Dobi at National-Football-Teams.com
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