Ayrat Karimov, a retired Russian professional footballer who made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1987 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.
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Hayrulla Karimov, an international footballer who plays for PFC Kuruvchi
Elnar Karimov (born 5 April 1985 in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani football goalkeeper who last played for Gabala in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Karimov scored an important goal for Pakhtakor in the opening 2011 Asian Champions League group game against Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia.
In 2003, while he was the foreign minister, allegations surfaced about his possible marriage to Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, and President Karimov's alleged plans for his replacement by Safoyev.