Sergei Sokolov (born 12 March 1977) is a retired naturalized
Azerbaijan
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football
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player.
International career
Sokolov was invited by
Shahin Diniyev
Shahin Khadakerim oglu Diniyev ( az, Şahin Xudakərim oğlu Diniyev, russian: Шахин Диниев; born 12 July 1966), to play for
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
, which Sokolov earned 4 caps in
Euro 2008 qualifying, before tested positive after the match against
Belgium
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, 11 October 200
Sokolov was banned from football for 18 months in January 2007, after testing positive for
betamethasone
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.
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1977 births
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Azerbaijani men's footballers
Azerbaijan men's international footballers
Footballers from Stavropol
Russian emigrants to Azerbaijan
Men's association football defenders
Doping cases in association football
Azerbaijani sportspeople in doping cases
Azerbaijan Premier League players
FC Okean Nakhodka players
Simurq PIK players
Gabala SC players
Qarabağ FK players
PFC Dynamo Stavropol players
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