He holds a record for the most games managed a club in Persha Liha (Ukrainian First League).
It was until the next year when he was actively involved in the team playing for it in Class B (Soviet Second League) competitions.
In 1976 Volobuyev joined the newly formed football team Kolos Mezhyrich (near Pavlohrad) which represented the local collective farm named after the 22nd Party Congress.
[2] In 1983, in Alchevsk (at that time Kommunarsk) was created second football team (after Kommunarets) Budivelnyk (Stroitel).
[4] He led the team from city competitions to a professional football club which reached the Ukrainian Premier League.