Sergei Sokolov (footballer, born 1977)

Sergei Sokolov
Personal information
Full name Sergei Sokolov
Date of birth (1977-03-12) 12 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Stavropol, Russia, USSR
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2009

Sergei Sokolov (born 12 March 1977) is a Russian-born retired naturalized Azerbaijani footballer who played as a defender.

International career

Sokolov 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.[1]

Sokolov was banned from football for 18 months in January 2007, after testing positive for betamethasone.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Azerbaijan defender Sokolov given doping ban". ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Soccer pro banned for prednisone-like drug; two other soccer players nailed". grg51.typepad.com. Steroid Nation. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2014.


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