Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.74 m | 1979–1987 FC Zenit Leningrad Position Defender Name Vladimir Dolgopolov | |
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Full name Vladimir Mikhailovich Dolgopolov Date of birth (1961-12-24) December 24, 1961 (age 54) Spouse Natalia Dolgopolov (m. ?–2014) | ||
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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.
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- Personal life
- Honors
- European club competitions
- Murder conviction
- Death
- References
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
European club competitions
With FC Zenit Leningrad.
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.