The 30-year-old centre-half has won more than 70 caps for his country and appeared once for Watford last season.
Blues boss Steve Tilson told the Echo: "Andrei was recommended to us by an agent and we will be having a look at him in training. He's played at a decent level and has experience at international level and we obviously need a defender so it makes sense to bring him in. The plan is for him to play in a few of our pre-season games and then we will go from there and make a decision."
Stepanov has played club football in Estonia with FC TVMK Tallinn and Lelle SK and then joined Russian teams Torpedo Moscow and FC Khimki.
The Stepanov Files
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Stepanov | |
| Date of birth | March 16, 1979 (1979-03-16) | |
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth career | ||
| FC TVMK | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1998 1998-1999 2000-2003 2004-2006 2007-2008 2009 | FC TVMK Lelle SK FC Flora Torpedo Moscow FC Khimki Watford FC | 16 (0) 43 (0) 98 (0) 58 (2) 33 (1) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999- | Estonia | 79 (1) |
| ||
(Player info supplied by Wikipedia)