 Safarov in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Surenovich Safarov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2019 (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.[1]
