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 ...

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) is a retired

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...

n football

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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 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

match against

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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 Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazaryan, Rafael 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