Nikita Simonyan

	Fullname	Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan
	Dateofbirth	October 12, 1926
	Cityofbirth	Armavir
	Countryofbirth	Russian SFSR , USSR
	Height	172 cm
	Currentclub	retired
	Position	Forward
	Youthyears
	Youthclubs	Dynamo Sukhumi
	Years	1946-1948<br>1949-1959
	Clubs	Krylya Sovetov Moscow <br> Spartak Moscow
	Caps(goals)	52(9)<br>233 (133)
	Nationalyears	1954-1958
	Nationalteam	USSR
	Nationalcaps(goals)	20 (10)
	Manageryears	1960 - 1965 <br> 1967 - 1972 <br> 1973 - 1974 <br> 1977 - 1979 <br> 1980 - 1981 <br> 1984 - 1985
	Managerclubs	Spartak Moscow <br> Spartak Moscow <br> Ararat Yerevan <br> USSR <br> Chornomorets <br> Ararat Yerevan

Nikita (Mkrtych) Simonyan (, ) (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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