Simonyan was in attendance for the UEFA Euro 2012 match between Russia and Armenia in Yerevan , which ended in a draw . On 25 March 2011 , the day before the match , Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan awarded Nikita Simonyan with the " Medal of Honor . " At the award ceremony , Simonyan said : I am honored to receive this esteemed award . You know , I 'm one hundred percent Armenian . My parents , being Armenians Ardvina , once escaped from the genocide . My father was a great patriot . For me it was a great honor to lead the national team in 1973 , " Ararat . " And what did these guys win the title and the cup for me , as a coach , was a holiday . You can not pass , as it responded to the people . Indeed , it was a great team . So I 'm a generation , and of course , all our people just grateful and worship . After Sergei Fursenko resigned on 25 June 2012 , Simonyan was appointed acting president of the Russian Football Union for a second time . Simonyan left office on 3 September 2012 , when Nikolai Tolstykh was elected president of the Russian Football Union
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