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]

Raymond Zarpanelian
Personal information
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

Career

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Sierra Leone

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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

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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

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Visited Uganda with French journalist Frank Simon to watch the 2000 CECAFA Cup and observe East African football.[6][7]

Personal life and death

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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

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  1. ^ Sierra Leone Zarpafoot.com (Archived)
  2. ^ "Un Français à la tête des Fauvest". afrik-foot.com.
  3. ^ "Back in Time: '93,'94,'95 & '96 Leone Stars Golden Years". sierraleonefootball.com.
  4. ^ a b Zarpa Story (1) Afrofootball55
  5. ^ Zarpa Story (2) - Le Burkinabé Afrofootball55
  6. ^ a b Zarpa Story (3) - Objectif Kampala Afrofootball55
  7. ^ Uganda summons Songe, Buwembo out New Vision
  8. ^ Former Sierra Leone Coach Zarpanelian Passes Away Sierra Express Media
  9. ^ Trophée Zarpa, c'est parti ! Afrofootball55
  10. ^ Le trophée Raymond-Zarpa à Pascal Janin du Stade malien de Bamako Panapress
  11. ^ "Pascal Janin reçoit son Trophée Raymond-Zarpa". malifootball.com.