Raymond Zarpanelian
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 May 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Date of death | 29 March 2011(2011-03-29) (aged 77) | ||
Place of death | Paris, France | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1993–1994 | Sierra Leone[1] | ||
1997 | ASF Bobo Dioulasso | ||
Al-Ansar |
Raymond Zarpanelian (17 May 1933 – 29 March 2011) was an Armenian-French football coach who was last known to have been based at Al-Ansar in Saudi Arabia.[2]
Career
Sierra Leone
In 1993, he was appointed manager of Sierra Leone.[3]
Assisted by Sam Obi Metzger, Zarpanelian guided Sierra Leone to a 4–0 defeat to Ivory Coast and a 0–0 stalemate with Zambia at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, causing him to step down as coach and go back to Paris.[4]
Burkina Faso
Working with ASFA Yennenga in early 1997, the Franco-Armenian took charge of ASF Bobo Dioulasso by summer of that year, driving them to a runners-up position in the league and a national cup trophy.[5]
Uganda
Visited Uganda with French journalist Frank Simon to watch the 2000 CECAFA Cup and observe East African football.[6][7]
Personal life and death
The former Sierra Leone mentor was said to have been a magnanimous person.[4]
Diagnosed with kidney cancer, Zarpanelian died at a hospital in Paris at the age of 78 in 2011 and was buried on 6 April.[8] Previously, he was linked with the Central African Republic technical director position.[6] The Raymond Zarpanelian Trophy was launched in 2014 to honor an African-based French football technician each year,[9] with Pascal Janin getting the award for his achievements with Stade Malien.[10][11]
References
- ^ Sierra Leone Zarpafoot.com (Archived)
- ^ "Un Français à la tête des Fauvest". afrik-foot.com.
- ^ "Back in Time: '93,'94,'95 & '96 Leone Stars Golden Years". sierraleonefootball.com.
- ^ a b Zarpa Story (1) Afrofootball55
- ^ Zarpa Story (2) - Le Burkinabé Afrofootball55
- ^ a b Zarpa Story (3) - Objectif Kampala Afrofootball55
- ^ Uganda summons Songe, Buwembo out New Vision
- ^ Former Sierra Leone Coach Zarpanelian Passes Away Sierra Express Media
- ^ Trophée Zarpa, c'est parti ! Afrofootball55
- ^ Le trophée Raymond-Zarpa à Pascal Janin du Stade malien de Bamako Panapress
- ^ "Pascal Janin reçoit son Trophée Raymond-Zarpa". malifootball.com.
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