MOSCOW, July 16, Alexander Govorov. Member of the Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) ), Chairman of the RFU Veterans Committee Alexander Mirzoyan said that farewell to ex-coach Georgy Yartsev will take place on July 19 at the Spartak Academy. Georgy Yartsev died on July 15, 2022 at the age of 75. Yartsev was the head coach of the Russian national team from 2003 to 2005, under his leadership, the national team played in the final part of the European Championship — 2004. He headed Spartak, with whom he became the champion of Russia in 1996. «No one has yet given information about the cause of death. And the burial will be on Tuesday. We try to make it at the Preobrazhensky cemetery. The farewell will be at the Spartak Academy at 10 am,» Mirzoyan said.
