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Rafael Aghayev was born on 4 March, 1985 in Azerbaijan, is an Azerbaijan karateka. Discover Rafael Aghayev's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?

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Rafael Aghayev Height, Weight & Measurements

At 38 years old, Rafael Aghayev height is 167 cm .

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Rafael Aghayev Net Worth

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Timeline

In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the host country Azerbaijan in karate, more specifically, Kumite for 75 kilograms. He earned a gold medal.

The leadership of the National Karate Federation created all favorable conditions for training and performances at international competitions. Rafael receives a monthly scholarship for financial stability. Rafael's calendar is very eventful, because he has many fans around the world, which are waiting for his arrival with great impatience. Practically every month he receives invitations from different continents and countries of the world to conduct various educational and training seminars, team practice sessions, tournaments. The invitations also come from countries that are favorites of sport karate, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United States of America, Canada etc., where, under the scrutiny of the best specialists are studying the style and tactics of martial arts, followed by Rafael, but, despite this – Rafael Aghayev remains unconquerable.

After graduating from secondary school No. 21 in 2003, Aghayev entered the field of martial arts at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport, as a specialty trainer-instructor in karate, before graduating in 2007. From 2007 to 2008 he served in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces forces in the Aghjabadi District, before being transferred to the Central Sports Club of the Ministry of Defence due to his status as a promising sportsman.

At his first World Championship among Cadets and Juniors, which was held in 2001 in Athens (Greece), in the team event, he won 3rd place, and the following year became the European Champion. Thus, up to this day, he holds the lead in his weight class. Despite his young age, he managed to achieve all of the highest sporting victories in karate; he is a multiple European Champion and repeated World Champion. He holds the record, when at one World Championship; he was able to win two gold medals. This happened in 2008 at the 18th World Championship in Tokyo, when he won in the weight category of 70 kg and the other one in the open category (open). The President of the World Karate Federation, Antonio Espinosa called him "Diamond of the Karate World."

Already at the first championship of the Republic, Rafael won an overwhelming victory over all his rivals and was noted by the President of the National Karate Federation Yashar Bashirov, who saw in him great potential and unusual tactics of fighting. Aghayev was very diligent and had a will to win, but he lacked international experience. At the international level competitions, he first took part in the composition of the National Team in 1997, at an open World Cup in Miskolc (Hungary). Unfortunately, his first performances were not successful, but the next year he won the Open Championship of England and from then on performed very well.

Rafael Aghayev (Azerbaijani: Rafael Ağayev; born March 4, 1985 in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan SSR) is a leading Azerbaijani Karate competitor. He is a five-time World Champion, and eleven-time European Champion in his discipline.