ˈæftɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm fˈʊtbɔːl æz ɐ plˈeɪɚ, sɪmˈɑːnjən bɪkˌeɪm ðə mˈænɪdʒɚ ænd hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌv spˈɑːɹɾæk mˈɑːskoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
After retiring from football as a player, Simonyan became the manager and head coach of Spartak Moscow in 1960.