Raymond Zarpanelian
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 2011 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Paris, France | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993–1994 | Sierra Leone[1] | ||
| 1997 | ASF Bobo Dioulasso | ||
| Al-Ansar F.C. | |||
Raymond Zarpanelian (born 17 May 1933 in Paris, France; died 29 March 2011 in Paris, France) was an Armenian-French football coach who was last known to have been based at Al-Ansar in Saudi Arabia.
Career[]
Sierra Leone[]
Assisted by Sam Obi Metzger, Zarpanelian guided Sierra Leone to a 0-4 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.[2]
Burkina Faso[]
Working with ASFA Yennenga in early 1997, the Franco-Armenian was took charge of ASF Bobo Dioulasso by summer that year, driving them to a runners-up position in the league and a national cup trophy.[3]
Uganda[]
Visited Uganda with French journalist Frank Simon to watch the 2000 CECAFA Cup and observe East African football.[4][5]
Death[]
Diagnosed with kidney cancer, Zarpanelian died at a hospital in Paris at the age of 78 in 2011 and was buried on the 6th of April.[6] Previously, he was linked with the Central African Republic technical director position.[4] The Raymond Zarpanelian Trophy was launched in 2014 to honor an African-based French football technician each year,[7] with Pascal Janin getting the award for his achievements with Stade Malien.[8]
Personal life[]
The former Sierra Leone mentor was said to have been a magnanimous person.[2]
References[]
- ^ Sierra Leone Zarpafoot.com (Archived)
- ^ 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
External links[]
- French football managers
- French people of Armenian descent
- Expatriate football managers in Burkina Faso
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Sierra Leone national football team managers
- French expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Sierra Leone
- Al-Ansar F.C. managers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- 1933 births
- 2011 deaths
- ASF Bobo Dioulasso managers