Sergei Karimov

Sergei Karimov
	Karimov with MSV Duisburg in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	21 December 1986
Place of birth	Saran, Soviet Union
Date of death	24 December 2019 (aged 33)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	SSV Velstove
0000–2000	SSV Vorsfelde
2000–2006	VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2011	VfL Wolfsburg II
2007–2011	VfL Wolfsburg
2011–2012	MSV Duisburg
2011–2013	MSV Duisburg II
2014	Lupo Martini Wolfsburg
Total
International career
2010	Kazakhstan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Karimov (German: Sergej Karimow, Russian: Сергей Каримов; 21 December 1986 – 24 December 2019) was a Kazakh former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Personal life

Karimov was of German descent on his mother's side and Russian on his father's side.^[1] He was born in the present-day city of Saran, Kazakhstan, but grew up in Wolfsburg.

He died on 24 December 2019 at the age of 33.^[2]

Club career

In the 2005–06 season, Karimov began playing for the VfL Wolfsburg reserve side, which played in Oberliga Nord. The following season, he had appeared for the side on 19 occasions, now playing in Regionalliga Nord, 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. On 30 January 2008, he played in a German Cup round of 16 match against Schalke 04. He scored a 90th-minute equaliser, before scoring the decider in the penalty shootout. Karimov subsequently signed a professional contract with Wolfsburg until 2010^[3] and was put to the reserve team in summer 2009.

International career

In February 2008, the 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.^[4] On 11 August 2010, Karimov made his first appearance in a 3–1 victory over Oman.^[5]

References

^ Shainski, Efim (15 September 2009). ДВА СЕРГЕЯ, КОТОРЫЕ ИГРАЮТ В ГЕРМАНИИ, А БОЛЕЮТ ЗА РОССИЮ. sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^ Pahlmann, Andreas (26 December 2019). "Er wurde nur 33 Jahre alt: Der VfL Wolfsburg trauert um Ex-Profi Sergej Karimow". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Sergej Karimow unterschrieb Profivertrag bei den "Wölfen"". VfLWolfsburg.de. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^ "Sergej Karimov invited to play for native country". Sbornaya.kz. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
^ "Kazakhstan 3–1 Oman". kff.kz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

External links

Sergei Karimov at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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[1] Shainski, Efim (15 September 2009). ДВА СЕРГЕЯ, КОТОРЫЕ ИГРАЮТ В ГЕРМАНИИ, А БОЛЕЮТ ЗА РОССИЮ. sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[2] Pahlmann, Andreas (26 December 2019). "Er wurde nur 33 Jahre alt: Der VfL Wolfsburg trauert um Ex-Profi Sergej Karimow". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] "Sergej Karimow unterschrieb Profivertrag bei den "Wölfen"". VfLWolfsburg.de. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.

[4] "Sergej Karimov invited to play for native country". Sbornaya.kz. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.

[5] "Kazakhstan 3–1 Oman". kff.kz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.

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