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Enkeleid Dobi
Personal information
Full name	Enkeleid Dobi
Date of birth	23 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Durrës, Albania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Teuta
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Teuta
1997–1998	Varteks
1998–1999	Beltinci
1999–2000	NK Varteks
2000–2002	Zagłębie Lubin
2003	Górnik Zabrze
2003–2005	Viry-Châtillon
2005–2006	Ste Geneviève Sp
2006–2009	Viry-Châtillon
2009	Fleury-Mérogis
2010	Viry-Châtillon
2010	Miedź Legnica
2011–2012	Stal Chocianów
2013	Odra Chobienia
Total
International career
1995–2003	Albania
Managerial career
2017–2020	Górnik Polkowice
2020–2021	Widzew Łódź
2022	Kukësi
2023–2024	Górnik Polkowice
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

Dobi 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

He 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

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

After 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

As of match played 6 September 2024

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Górnik Polkowice	12 January 2017	30 June 2020	119	66	20	33	242	144	+98	055.46
Widzew Łódź	30 June 2020	13 April 2021	26	10	8	8	26	25	+1	038.46
Kukësi	12 September 2022	11 December 2022	11	5	1	5	13	10	+3	045.45
Górnik Polkowice	5 September 2023	9 September 2024	35	15	8	12	53	50	+3	042.86
Total			191	96	37	58	334	229	+105	050.26

Honours

Manager

Górnik Polkowice

III liga, group III: 2018–19^[6]
Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2023–24^[13]

References

^ "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.