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 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.[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 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.[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]

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.[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]

Personal life

The former Sierra Leone mentor was said to have been a magnanimous person.[4]

References

  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. 1 2 Zarpa Story (1) Afrofootball55
  5. ↑ Zarpa Story (2) - Le Burkinabé Afrofootball55
  6. 1 2 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.
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