Gagik Simonyan (born 21 August 1971), is a retired

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and current manager. He has also 1 appearance for Armenia national team as a substitute in an away match against

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Coaching career

2011–2013 - assistant coach of Alashkert FC, 2013–2014 - assistant coach of Ulisses FC, 2014–2015 - interim coach of Ulisses FC, since 2015 - Head coach of Alashkert FC.

Arrest

On 12 January 2016 Simonyan was arrested by the National Security Service of Armenia along with administrator, assistant coach and one of footballers of the club. He was accused of illegal betting.

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* * 1971 births Living people Armenian footballers Armenian football managers Armenia international footballers FC Ararat Yerevan players Ulisses FC players Armenian Premier League players Association football midfielders Ulisses FC managers FC Ararat Yerevan managers {{Armenia-footy-bio-stub