Rafael Safarov
Soviet association football player (1947-2019)
Rafael Surenovich Safarov (Russian: Рафаэль Суренович Сафаров; 8 November 1947 – 26 May 2019) was a Russian football player and coach. He played as a defender.
 Safarov (left) and Ali Gadzhibekov in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Surenovich Safarov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2019 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 1965 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 3 | (3) |
| 1966–1967 | Ararat Yerevan | 13 | (0) |
| 1967 | Dinamo Batumi | 13 | (2) |
| 1970 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 13 | (0) |
| 1971 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 | (0) |
| 1972 | Shakhtar Horlivka | ||
| 1972–1973 | Lori | ||
| 1974–1976 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 45 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982 | Dynamo Makhachkala (assistant) | ||
| 1987–1994 | RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala | ||
| 1995 | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
| 1996–2016 | RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Safarov was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He played for many clubs during the 1960s and 1970s, including Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Batumi, Lokomotivi Tbilisi, Ararat Yerevan and Dynamo Makhachkala. He later became a football coach and managed Anzhi Makhachkala in 1995.
Safarov died of an illness on 26 May 2019 in Moscow. He was 71.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Скончался Рафаэль Сафаров" (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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