Former Russia national team head coach Guus Hiddink offered his condolences to the family of the Spartak Moscow and USSR national team legend Nikita Simonyan and shared that he enjoyed talking with him.
Simonyan passed away on November 23 at the age of 99.
Guus Hiddink exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
My condolences to the family... During my time working in Russia, we had several deep conversations. He was a humble man with many wonderful stories. I enjoyed spending time with him every time we met...
Simonyan won the USSR championship four times with Spartak as a player and twice as head coach.
In addition, he won the 1956 Summer Olympics as part of the USSR national team. Simonyan remains Spartak's all-time leading goalscorer with 160 goals.
