Enkeleid Dobi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Enkeleid Dobi

| image =

| fullname = Enkeleid Dobi

| height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|05|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Durrës, Albania

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Teuta

| years1 = 1992–1996

| clubs1 = Teuta

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 17

| years2 = 1997–1998

| clubs2 = Varteks

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs3 = Beltinci

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1999–2000

| clubs4 = NK Varteks

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2000–2002

| clubs5 = Zagłębie Lubin

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2003

| clubs6 = Górnik Zabrze

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2003–2005

| clubs7 = Viry-Châtillon

| caps7 = 58

| goals7 = 29

| years8 = 2005–2006

| clubs8 = Ste Geneviève Sp

| caps8 = 20

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2006–2009

| clubs9 = Viry-Châtillon

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2009

| clubs10 = Fleury-Mérogis

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| years11 = 2010

| clubs11 = Viry-Châtillon

| caps11 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2010

| clubs12 = Miedź Legnica

| caps12 = 8

| goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2011–2012

| clubs13 = Stal Chocianów

| caps13 = 25

| goals13 = 9

| years14 = 2013

| clubs14 = Odra Chobienia

| caps14 =

| goals14 =

| totalcaps = 260+

| totalgoals = 67+

| nationalyears1 = 1995–2003

| nationalteam1 = Albania

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2017–2020

| managerclubs1 = Górnik Polkowice

| manageryears2 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs2 = Widzew Łódź

| manageryears3 = 2022

| managerclubs3 = Kukësi

| manageryears4 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs4 = Górnik Polkowice

| manageryears5 = 2025–

| managerclubs5 = Teuta Durrës

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

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.{{cite web|publisher=Nogometni Magazin |title=Enkeleid Dobi |url=http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=250 |access-date=2008-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004104423/http://www.1hnl.net/igrac.php?id=250 |archive-date=4 October 2011 }} He played for Zagłębie Lubin and Górnik Zabrze in the Polish Ekstraklasa during 2004.{{cite web|publisher=90minut|title=Enkeleid Dobi|url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=428|access-date=2008-11-24}}

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.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d029ffd47-2866988dd8b6-1000--bosnia-and-herzegovina-albania-meet-in-zenica/ Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania meet in Zenica] – UEFA 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.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4822|title=Player Database|website=eu-football.info|access-date=2019-03-10}}

=National team statistics=

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Albania national team
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.{{cite web |first=Piotr |last=Janas |title=Enkeleid Dobi trenerem KS-u Polkowice |url=https://gol24.pl/enkeleid-dobi-trenerem-ksu-polkowice/ar/11686848 |website=gol24.pl |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=pl |date=13 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=III liga 2018/2019, grupa: III |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga10017.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=19 December 2023 |language=pl}}

On 30 July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with Polish I liga club Widzew Łódź.{{cite web|publisher=Widzew Łódź|url=https://widzew.com/-/enkeleid-dobi-nowym-trenerem-widzewa|title=Enkeleid Dobi nowym trenerem Widzewa|date=30 July 2020|language=pl}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=90minut|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/311/news3111789-Marcin-Broniszewski-trenerem-Widzewa.html|title=Marcin Broniszewski trenerem Widzewa|date=13 April 2021|language=pl}}

In September 2022, Dobi returned to Albania to manage Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi.{{cite web |title=Enkeleid Dobi znalazł nową pracę |url=https://lodzkisport.pl/enkeleid-dobi-znalazl-nowa-prace/ |website=lodzkisport.pl |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=pl |date=13 September 2022}} He left the club on 11 December 2022.{{cite web |title=Enkeleid Dobi, były trener Widzewa, znów szuka pracy w Polsce |url=https://lodzkisport.pl/enkeleid-dobi-byly-trener-widzewa-znow-szuka-pracy-w-polsce/#google_vignette |website=lodzkisport.pl |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=pl |date=29 March 2023}}

On 5 September 2023, he was again appointed manager of recently relegated Górnik Polkowice.{{cite web |first=Zbigniew |last=Jakubowski |title=Enkeleid Dobi trenerem Górnika Polkowice |url=https://e-legnickie.pl/sport-z-regionu/sport-polkowice/43561-enkeleid-dobi-trenerem-gornika-polkowice |website=e-legnickie.pl |access-date=23 May 2024 |language=pl |date=5 September 2023}} After winning just one out of seven opening games of the 2024–25 season, Dobi was dismissed on 9 September 2024.{{cite web |title=E.Dobi odchodzi z Górnika |url=https://e-legnickie.pl/sport-z-regionu/sport-polkowice/47659-e-dobi-odchodzi-z-gornika |website=e-legnickie.pl |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=pl |date=9 September 2024}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Górnik Polkowice \|align=left\|12 January 2017 \|align=left\|30 June 2020 {{WDL\|125\|72\|21\|32\|for=277\|against=150\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Widzew Łódź \|align=left\|30 June 2020 \|align=left\|13 April 2021 {{WDL\|26\|10\|8\|8\|for=26\|against=25\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Kukësi \|align=left\|12 September 2022 \|align=left\|11 December 2022 {{WDL\|11\|5\|1\|5\|for=13\|against=10\|diff=yes}}
align=left\|Górnik Polkowice \|align=left\|5 September 2023 \|align=left\|9 September 2024 {{WDL\|40\|18\|9\|13\|for=72\|against=57\|diff=yes}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|202\|105\|39\|58\|for=388\|against=242\|diff=yes}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Górnik Polkowice

|align=left|12 January 2017

|align=left|30 June 2020

align=left|Widzew Łódź

|align=left|30 June 2020

|align=left|13 April 2021

align=left|Kukësi

|align=left|12 September 2022

|align=left|11 December 2022

align=left|Górnik Polkowice

|align=left|5 September 2023

|align=left|9 September 2024

colspan="3"|Total

Honours

=Manager=

Górnik Polkowice

III liga, group III: 2018–19
Polish Cup (Legnica regionals): 2023–24{{cite web |title=Puchar Polski 2023/2024, grupa: Dolnośląski ZPN - Legnica |url=http://www.90minut.pl/liga/1/liga12998.html |website=90minut.pl |access-date=18 September 2024 |language=pl}}