sɪmˈɑːnjən lˈeɪɾɚ wˈɜːkt ɪn sˈiːnjɚ pəzˈɪʃənz æt ðə fˈʊtbɔːl fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, spˈoːɹts kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðə jˌuːˌɛsˌɛsˈɑːɹ ænd ðə ɹˈʌʃən fˈʊtbɔːl jˈuːniən.
Simonyan later worked in senior positions at the Football Federation of the Soviet Union, Sports Committee of the USSR and the Russian Football Union.