ˈæftɚ sˈɪkstiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn sˈɑːkhjuːmi, sɪmˈɑːnjən mˈuːvd tə mˈɑːskoʊ, wˌɛɹ hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə lˈoʊkəl klˈʌb ˌɛfsˈiː kɹˈaɪlɪə sˈoʊvtɑːv mˈɑːskoʊ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə "wˈɪŋz ʌvðə sˈoʊviəts".
After sixteen years of living in Sokhumi, Simonyan moved to Moscow, where he joined the local club FC Krylya Sovetov Moscow, also known as the "Wings of the Soviets".