Sharif Nazarov
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 February 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tajik SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 December 2025 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Pamir | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Pamir | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Al Merreikh | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Pamir | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Navbahor Namangan | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | SKA PVO Pamir | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Varzob Dushanbe | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Farrukh Gissar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Aviator | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Hima Dushanbe | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Tajikistan U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda (president) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | Khayr Vahdat | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Sharif Nazarov (Tajik: Шариф Назаров; 12 February 1946 – 30 December 2025) was a Tajikistani football coach.
Managerial career
As one of the most successful coaches from Tajikistan, he won the Tajik League twice with SKA-Pamir Dushanbe in 1992 and 1995; and with Varzob Dushanbe in 1999 and 2000. He won the Tajik Cup on three occasions SKA-Pamir Dushanbe in 1992, Varzob Dushanbe in 1999 and FC Aviator in 2004.[1]
Nazarov was also the most successful head coach for the Tajikistan national team, as he led the national team to a third-place finish at the 1993 ECO Cup and won the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup.
Nazarov was appointed the manager of Khayr Vahdat on 17 March 2016.[2]
Death
Nazarov died on 30 December 2025, at the age of 79.[3]
References
- ^ "the-afc.com".
- ^ "Шариф Назаров стал главным тренером вахдатского Хайра". fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Sharif Nazarov, a pillar of Tajik football, passes away at 79". Asia Plus. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.