Nikita Simonyan
Soviet and Russian footballer and coach · Russia · On the map · Footballers · Lived 1926 to 2025 · aged 99
Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan was a Soviet and Russian football striker and coach of Armenian descent. He spent most of his career at Spartak Moscow, where he was top scorer of all time with 160 goals.
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A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
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2025Died23 November 2025Hero of Labour of the Russian FederationAward2022Order of Honour and GloryAward2019Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian FederationAwardOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland"Award2011Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classAward2000Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward1997Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of GratitudeAward1996Silver Olympic OrderAward1995Order of FriendshipAward1971Order of the Badge of HonourAward1970Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"Award1968Honoured coach of the RSFSRAward1957Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1954Honoured Master of Sports of the USSRAward1926Born12 October 1926
People around Nikita
Close ties
Igor Netto Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1949-1959- Anatoli Maslyonkin Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1954-1959
Anatoli Ilyin Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1949-1959
Aleksei Paramonov Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1949-1959- Mikhail Ogonkov Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1953-1958
- Anatoli Isayev Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1953-1959
- Boris Tatushin Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1953-1958
- Nikolai Tishchenko Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1951-1958
- Nikolai Parshin Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1949-1958
Sergei Salnikov Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1955-1959
Alexey Korneyev Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1957-1959- Ivan Mozer Teammate at Spartak Moscow, 1956-1959
Career 4
ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Soviet Union1954-19582010
Spartak Moscow1949-1959233133
FC Krylya Sovetov Moscow1946-1948529
FC Dinamo Sukhumi1944-1945
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Awards
About this person
He played for the Soviet Union national team, winning the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics and reaching the quarter-finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. As a manager, he won the Soviet Top League with Ararat Yerevan in 1973.
Country
Russia
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2025 · aged 99
