16:55  ,  September 26, 2014

Chechen Republic leader condoles on Russian-Armenian footballer’s death

Ramzan Kadyrov, who is Head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation and Chairman of FC Terek Grozny (Russia), extended condolences to the family and friends of 19-year-old Russian-Armenian football player Grisha Simonyan, who has died.  

“Learning about his story, many were not apathetic.“The Terek football club signed a professional contract with him. We sent Grisha to Germany for treatment; provided the necessary assistance.“Grisha underwent surgery recently, and he was in artificial coma; they were fighting for his life,” Kadyrov specifically wrote on Instagram.         

Simonyan had sustained a head injury in a football match four years ago. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

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