Sergei Sokolov (born 12 March 1977) is a Russian-born retired naturalized Azerbaijani footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergei Sokolov | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavropol, Russia, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Dynamo Stavropol | 11 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody | 40 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Kavkaztransgaz Izobilny | 90 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Okean Nakhodka | 40 | (2) |
| 2005 | Kapaz | 25 | (1) |
| 2006 | Qarabağ | 19 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Simurq | 41 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Gabala | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Azerbaijan | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2009 | |||
International career
editSokolov was invited by Shahin Diniyev to play for Azerbaijan, which Sokolov earned 4 caps in Euro 2008 qualifying, before tested positive after the match against Belgium, 11 October 2006.
Sokolov was banned from football for 18 months in January 2007, after testing positive for betamethasone.[1][2]
References
edit- ↑ "Azerbaijan defender Sokolov given doping ban". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Soccer pro banned for prednisone-like drug; two other soccer players nailed". grg51.typepad.com. Steroid Nation. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
External links
edit- Sergei Sokolov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sergei Sokolov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sergei Sokolov at National-Football-Teams.com
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