Former Spartak football player and USSR champion Gavrilov underwent heart surgery

Former Spartak football player and USSR football champion Yuri Gavrilov underwent heart surgery on March 28.

"I'm in the hospital right now, I've had heart surgery, but I feel fine," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to the former athlete of the Moscow club, his continued stay in a medical facility after the operation now depends on doctors.

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In 2023, it was reported that Gavrilov had speech problems after suffering a stroke. Gavrilov is a bronze medalist at the 1980 Olympic Games. He also became the USSR champion twice: in 1976 and 1979. Over the years, he played for Dynamo Moscow, Spartak, Lokomotiv and other clubs.

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