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Russian footballer and coach (1947–2019)

Rafael Safarov
Personal information
Safarov in 2010
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

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

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

References

v t e FC Anzhi Makhachkala – managers
Kerimov (1992) Petrov (1993) Alaskarov (1994) Lyogkiy (1994) Safarov (1995) Markarov (1995) Malofeyev (1996–98) Reshetnyak (1998) Shubin (1998) Reshetnyak (1998) Gadzhiyev (1999–2001) Markarov (2001) Tkachenko (2001–02) Markevych (2002) Gadzhiyev (2002–03) Piskaryov (2003) Reshetnyak (2003) Gadzhiyev (2003) Markarov (2003) Kuznetsov (2004) Reshetnyak (2004) Galiamin (2004–06) Markarov (2006) Tetradze (2007–10) Akayev (2010) Gadzhiyev (2010–11) Gordeyev (2011) Krasnozhan (2011–12) Gordeyev (2012) Hiddink (2012–13) Meulensteen (2013) Gadzhiyev (2013–14) Tashuyev (2014–15) Syomin (2015) Agalarov (2015–16) Vrba (2016) Grigoryan (2017) Skripchenko (2017–18) Adiyev (2018–19) Barmin (2019) Sadirov (2019–22) (c) = caretaker manager

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