Former Lokomotiv forward Oleg Garin dies aged 60
In short
Oleg Garin (Олег Гарин), a former Lokomotiv forward, has died at the age of 60, RIA Novosti, TASS, Interfax and RBC reported on 20 October. The football club SKA-Khabarovsk, where he was senior coach of the youth team, expressed condolences to his family and friends.
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Former Lokomotiv forward Oleg Garin has died at the age of 60, RIA Novosti reported on 20 October, citing a statement from the football club SKA-Khabarovsk. The club expressed deep condolences to the relatives and friends of Oleg Sergeevich and said it shared their pain. [ 1 ]
Interfax said Garin died in his 61st year, citing the press service of the Khabarovsk club SKA, in whose youth team he worked as senior coach. TASS and RBC also reported his death at 60. TASS called him a two-time winner of the Russian Cup, and RBC called him Lokomotiv's record holder for goals in a season. [ 2 , 4 , 6 ]
According to RIA Novosti, he became a two-time Russian Cup winner in a period from 1993 to 1997 and also won silver (1995) and bronze (1995) at Russian championships. In 1994 he scored 20 goals, became Lokomotiv's top scorer in the league and remains the club's record holder for goals in one championship. RIA Novosti said he also played for Luch of Vladivostok, Okean of Nakhodka, Lokomotiv of Nizhny Novgorod, Uralan of Elista and Lada of Togliatti. [ 1 ]
As a coach, Garin led Okean, Metallurg of Krasnoyarsk and Dynamo of Bryansk, RIA Novosti said. TASS published a piece headlined with a remark from Semin that Garin was a simple guy and everyone loved him, and another headlined that the causes of his death had become known. The available text of that item does not give the causes. [ 1 , 3 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The reports are obituaries of a former player and coach, and the documents give no wider consequences. RBC and RIA Novosti highlight his scoring record at Lokomotiv.
Key facts
- Former Lokomotiv forward Oleg Garin died aged 60. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Interfax said he died in his 61st year, citing the press service of the Khabarovsk club SKA. [ 4 ]
- SKA-Khabarovsk expressed deep condolences to the relatives and friends of Oleg Sergeevich, according to RIA Novosti and Interfax. [ 1 , 4 ]
- RIA Novosti said that in 1994 Garin scored 20 goals, became Lokomotiv's top scorer in the league and remains the club's record holder for goals in one championship. [ 1 ]
- TASS called him a two-time winner of the Russian Cup. [ 2 ]
- In recent years he was senior coach of the SKA-Khabarovsk youth team. [ 1 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Oleg Garin, a former Lokomotiv forward, died aged 60. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 6 ]
- SKA-Khabarovsk expressed condolences to Garin's family and friends. [ 1 , 4 ]
- Garin holds the Lokomotiv record for goals in a single season, according to RBC, and for goals in one championship, according to RIA Novosti. [ 1 , 6 ]
Still unclear
- The cause of Garin's death. A TASS headline says the causes of death became known, but the available text does not state them.
- Where and when exactly Garin died. The documents give only the date of the reports, 20 October, and a Moscow dateline on the RIA Novosti item.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti published the report of Garin's death, citing SKA-Khabarovsk. [ 1 ]
- TASS reported his death. [ 2 ]
- TASS published a piece headlined with Semin's words that Garin was a simple guy and everyone loved him. [ 3 ]
- Interfax reported the death, citing the SKA press service. [ 4 ]
- TASS published an item on the causes of his death, and RBC reported the death. [ 5 , 6 ]