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

16:55   26 September, 2014

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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