Rafael Surenovich Safarov (Russian: Рафаэль Суренович Сафаров; 8 November 1947 – 26 May 2019) was a Russian football coach and a player.

Rafael Safarov
Safarov in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rafael Surenovich Safarov
Date of birth (1947-11-08)8 November 1947
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Date of death 26 May 2019(2019-05-26) (aged 71)
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 0 (0)
1965 FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi 3 (3)
1966–1967 FC Ararat Yerevan 13 (0)
1967 FC Dinamo Batumi 13 (2)
1970 FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi 13 (0)
1971 FC Ararat Yerevan 1 (0)
1972 FC Shakhtar Horlivka
1972–1973 FC Lori
1974–1976 FC Dynamo Makhachkala 45 (4)
Managerial career
1982 FC Dynamo Makhachkala (assistant)
1987–1994 RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala
1995 FC Anzhi Makhachkala
1996–2016 RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Safarov died of a long-illness in Moscow on 26 May 2019 at the age of 71.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Скончался Рафаэль Сафаров" [Rafael Safarov has died]. FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 27 May 2019.
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