He attended Lewis University where from 1972 to 1975 he was a four-year starter on the men's soccer team.
[1] Lewis University inducted Dolinsky into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.
[3] In 1976, Dolinsky began his professional career with the Chicago Cats of the American Soccer League.
In the fall of 1984, he signed with the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association.
[11] In February 1991, the Dayton Dynamo hired Dolinsky to coach the team for the remainder of the season.
[12] In the fall of 1991, he left the Dynamo to return to school, but came back in January 1992 to coach the team.
In 2004, he briefly coached the Indiana Blast of the fourth division Premier Development League.