Raymond Zarpanélian

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.

Career Sierra Leone

In 1993, he was appointed manager of Sierra Leone.

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.

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.

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

Personal life and death The former Sierra Leone mentor was said to have been a magnanimous person. Previously, he was linked with the Central African Republic technical director position. with Pascal Janin getting the award for his achievements with Stade Malien.