Sergei Sokolov (footballer, born 1977)

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.

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