Armenian football legend Nikolay Ghazaryan dies aged 76
Armenian football legend Nikolay Ghazaryan has died aged 76, the Football Federation of Armenia informs, Armradio reports.
Ghazaryan was an international master of sports, Honored Worker of Physical Education and Sport of the Republic of Armenia․
Օn October 10, 2013 he was awarded the 1st degree medal “For Services to the Motherland” for his significant contribution to the development of Armenian football and brilliant achievements․ In 1973, he became the champion and cup winner of the USSR as part of Yerevan “Ararat”, in 1971 and 1976 he became a silver medalist with the club.
He played 295 games for Ararat, scoring 67 goals. He was part of youth and Olympic teams of the USSR. From 1992, he was a founding member of the newly created Football Federation of the Republic of Armenia, the first president of the federation until 1994.
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