Rafael Nazaryan ( hy, Ռաֆայել Նազարյան, born on 26 March 1975 in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
,
Soviet Union
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) is a retired
Armenia
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football midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and a current manager. He was a member of the
Armenia national team and participated in 23 international matches, scoring 1 goal sin an away
1998 World Cup qualification match against
Portugal
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on 20 August 1997.
"Armenia – Record International Players"
''Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation'' In February 2011 Rafael was appointed as a head coach of the Armenia national youth football team.
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Living people
1975 births
Footballers from Yerevan
Armenian footballers
Association football midfielders
Armenia international footballers
Armenian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Moldova
Expatriate footballers in Belarus
FC Ararat Yerevan players
FC Tiraspol players
FC Pyunik players
FC Mika players
FC Urartu players
FC Darida Minsk Raion players
Ulisses FC players
Armenian Premier League players
Armenian football managers
FC Urartu managers
FC Pyunik managers