The funeral of Nikita Simonyan, Olympic champion of the USSR national team, legend of Armenian football, will take place on November 27, at the Vagankov Cemetery in Moscow. "Nikita Simonyan will be buried at the Vagankovyan cemetery," TASS reports, citing its source, according to Armenpress.
Simonyan died on November 23 at the age of 100. The farewell ceremony will take place on November 27, in "Lukoil Arena". Nikita Simonyan is a four-time champion of the Soviet Union, twice won the USSR Cup as part of "Spartak" Moscow, he is the best scorer in the history of "Spartak" Moscow with 160 goals.
Nikita Simonyan became the gold medalist of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games with the Soviet Union team. As a coach, Nikita Simonyan became the champion of the USSR three times and won the USSR Cup three times. Since 1992, Nikita Simonyan held the position of vice-president of the Russian Football Union. In 1973, Nikita Simonyan won the USSR Championship and the Cup as the head coach of Yerevan "Ararat".
