Sergei Karimov

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Sergei Karimov
Personal information
Full name Sergei Karimov
Date of birth December 21, 1986 (1986-12-21) (age 21)
Place of birth    Saran, Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Vfl Wolfsburg
Number 37
Youth clubs
 ?-?
 ?-2000
2000-2007		 SSV Velstove
SSV Vorsfelde
VfL Wolfsburg
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
 ?-2007
2007-		 VfL Wolfsburg II
VfL Wolfsburg		  ? (?)
4 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15 March, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 March, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Sergei Karimov (German:Sergej Karimow, Russian: Сергей Каримов) (born December 21, 1986 in Saran, Kazakhstan) is a German-Kazakh soccer player, having grown up in Wolfsburg.

In the 2006/2007 season, Karimov began playing for VfL Wolfsburg amateur side, who operated in Oberliga Nord (fourth tier). The following season, he had appeared for the side on 19 occasions, now playing in Regionalliga Nord (third division), before manager Bernd Hollerbach recommended him to Felix Magath's senior team.

On 8 December 2007, Karimov made his first Bundesliga appearance against VfB Stuttgart. In the January 30, 2008 German Cup game against Schalke 04, in the round of 16, he scored a 90th minute equaliser, before scoring the decider in the penalty shootout. Karimov subsequently signed a professional contract with the "wolves" until 2010.[1]

[edit] International career

In February 2008, Football Federation of Kazakhstan made an official invitation to Karimov to play for the national team. The player's final decision was to be made in the summer, after the season's finish.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ vflwolfsburg: Sergej Karimow unterschrieb Profivertrag bei den „Wölfen“ (German)
  2. ^ Karimov invited to play for native country (Russian)

[edit] External links


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