Vladimir Dolgopolov

Vladimir Dolgopolov

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Mikhailovich Dolgopolov
Date of birth	(1961-12-24)24 December 1961
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	12 June 2016(2016-06-12) (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.

In January 2016, Dolgopolov was found guilty of negligent homicide, and six-months into his sentence died due to complications from a stroke.

Personal life

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

Murder conviction

In September 2014, Dolgopolov was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, Natalia, and on 21 January 2016, he was found guilty of negligent homicide and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.

Death

On 20 May 2016, Dolgopolov suffered a stroke while serving his sentence in Kresty Prison in Saint Petersburg. On 12 June 2016, he died in prison hospital.