Sergei Sokolov (footballer, born 1977)

Sergei Sokolov

Personal information
Full name	Sergei Sokolov
Date of birth	(1977-03-12) 12 March 1977
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.

External links

• Sergei Sokolov – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Sergei Sokolov – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Sergei Sokolov at National-Football-Teams.com