Rauf Jabbarov

Rauf Jabbarov
Born (1943-07-08)8 July 1943
Bilgəh, Baku
Azerbaijan
Died 11 May 2010(2010-05-11) (aged 74)
Bilgəh, Baku
Azerbaijan
Occupation Boxing trainer

Rauf Jabbarov (Azerbaijani: Rauf Cabbarov, Russian: Рауф Джаббаров; July 8, 1943 – May 11, 2010) was an Azerbaijani boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Ali Ismailov, Rovshan Huseynov, Rashad Ismailov and Vugar Alakbarov.[1][2]

Biography

Jabbarov was born in Bilgəh, Baku, Azerbaijan and worked nearly most of his career in Dynamo gym. In 1966, he was appointed as head coach of Azerbaijan national boxing team and worked there for 35 years, until his retirement in 2001 following heart attack.[3][4]

In 1995, he was awarded Taraqqi medal by Heydar Aliyev.[5][6]

Death

On 11 May 2010, Jabbarov died in Bilgəh, Baku, Azerbaijan, after having second heart attack.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Скончался бывший главный тренер сборной Азербайджана (Russian)
  2. ↑ Али Исмайлов: «Когда Мухаммед Али узнал, что я назвал в его честь своего сына, то заплакал» (Russian)
  3. ↑ Boksçuların müəllimi vəfat etdi (Azerbaijani)
  4. 1 2 Əməkdar məşqçi Rauf Cabbarov vəfat etdi (Azerbaijani)
  5. ↑ Əməkdar məşqçi vəfat etdi (Azerbaijani)
  6. ↑ Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev awards coach Rauf Jabbarov with the Progress Order
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