| Rafael Safarov | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Surenovich Safarov |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Position: | Defender/Forward |
| Years1: | 1964 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1965 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1966–1967 |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1967 |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 1970 |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1971 |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1972 |
| Years8: | 1972–1973 |
| Clubs8: | FC Lori |
| Years9: | 1974–1976 |
| Caps9: | 45 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 1982 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Dynamo Makhachkala (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 1987–1994 |
| Managerclubs2: | RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala |
| Manageryears3: | 1995 |
| Managerclubs3: | FC Anzhi Makhachkala |
| Manageryears4: | 1996–2016 |
| Managerclubs4: | RSDYuShOR-2 Makhachkala |
Rafael Surenovich Safarov (Russian: Рафаэль Суренович Сафаров; 8 November 1947 - 26 May 2019) was a Russian football coach and a player.
Safarov died of a long-illness in Moscow on 26 May 2019 at the age of 71.[1]