Nikita Simonyan
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Football | |||
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| Gold | 1956 | Team | |
| Nikita Simonyan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan | |
| Date of birth | October 12, 1926 | |
| Place of birth | Armavir, Russian SFSR, USSR | |
| Height | 172 cm | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? | Dynamo Sukhumi | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1946-1948 1949-1959 |
Krylya Sovetov Moscow Spartak Moscow |
52(9) 233 (133) |
| National team | ||
| 1954-1958 | USSR | 20 (10) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1960-1965 1967-1972 1973-1974 1977-1979 1980-1981 1984-1985 |
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow Ararat Yerevan USSR Chornomorets Ararat Yerevan |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nikita (Mkrtych) Simonyan (Armenian: Նիկիտա (Մկրտիչ) Սիմոնյան, Russian: Никита Павлович Симонян) (born October 12, 1926 in Armavir) is a Soviet football striker of Armenian descent and manager who won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow (1946-1948) and Spartak Moscow (1949-1959). Simonyan made 20 appearances for USSR national football team, scoring 10 goals. After the end of his playing career he became a successful manager, coaching Spartak (1960-1965, 1967-1972), Ararat Yerevan (1973-1974, 1984-1985), Chornomorets Odessa (1980-1981) and USSR national football team (1977-1979).
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[edit] Honours
[edit] As player
- 1956 Gold Olympic medal
- 1952 1953 1956 1958 Soviet Top League
- 1950 1958 Soviet Cup
- 1949 1950 1953 Soviet Top League top goalscorer
[edit] As manager
- 1962 1969 Soviet Top League with Spartak Moscow
- 1973 Soviet Top League with Ararat Yerevan
- 1963 1965 1971 Soviet Cup with Spartak Moscow
- 1973 Soviet Cup with Ararat Yerevan
[edit] Decorations
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Olympic Order
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Profile and interview
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USSR squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Yashin | 2 Kesarev | 3 Kriglevski | 4 Kuznetsov | 5 Voinov | 6 Netto | 7 Apukhtin | 8 V. Ivanov | 9 Simonyan | 10 Salnikov | 11 Ilyin | 12 Maslachenko | 13 Belyaev | 14 Ostrovskiy | 15 Maslyonkin | 16 Tsarev | 17 A. Ivanov | 18 Bubukin | 19 Gusarov | 20 Falin | 21 Fiedosov | 22 Yerokhin | Coach: Kachalin |
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