The key facts
- Oleg Garin died on October 20 at the age of 60; the farewell will take place in Nakhodka, with relatives handling the arrangements.
- At Lokomotiv (joined 1993) he won the Russian Cup in 1996 and 1997; his record is 20 goals in the 1994 season.
- According to Life.ru, the cause of death may have been a heart attack; the club did not name an exact diagnosis.
Farewell in Nakhodka
The farewell ceremony for former Moscow Lokomotiv striker Oleg Garin will take place in Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai. The footballer's relatives are handling the arrangements, the press service of SKA-Khabarovsk told TASS. The death of the athlete at the age of 60 became known on October 20.
Career
Garin was born in Nakhodka and began his career at the local Okean, from where in 1993 he was invited to Lokomotiv by coach Yuri Semin. With the Moscow club he won the Russian Cup twice — in 1996 and 1997. Garin remains Lokomotiv's record holder for the number of goals in a single Russian championship season: in 1994 he scored 20 goals.
Cause of death
According to Life.ru, the death came suddenly, and one possible cause could have been a heart attack or cardiac arrest. The Khabarovsk club confirmed that the death was related to health problems, but did not name an exact diagnosis.
