In 2002, Dovbiy accepted the invitation from Leonid Tkachenko, who was the caretaker manager of the premier league Anzhi Makhachkala, to join the coaching team.
In 2003, Dovbiy held in the Sokol Saratov, and then returned to Ukraine where he was a coach of Zorya Luhans.
In 2009, he worked at Moldovan club Zaria Bălți, but in June left the coaching position.
From 2009 to 2011 Dovbiy worked in Vietnam, where he was the head coach and one of the founders of the national football academy PVF.
[2] From October 2011, Dovbiy held the position of sporting director of FC Olympia (Balti).