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     IRI / Iran

    		 
    Team manager KHOSHKHABAR Amir
    Coach VELASCO Julio
    Assistant coach CICHELLO Juan
    Doctor AFROOZI Siyamak
    Physiotherapist
       
     
        No.   Name Lastname Shirt Name Birthdate Height Weight Spike Block Club
      1 Shahram MAHMOUDI SH.MAHMOUDI 20.07.1988 198 95 332 321 KALLEH
      2   Saeed MOSTAFAVAND S. MOSTAFAVAND 04.02.1983 195 88 340 322 UROUMIEH
      3 Saman FAEZI S.FAEZI 23.08.1991 204 87 347 340 SAIPA
      4   Mir Saeid MAROUFLAKRANI S. MAROUF 20.10.1985 189 81 332 320 SHAHRDARI Urmia
      5 Farhad GHAEMI F. GHAEMI 28.08.1989 197 73 330 315 KALLEH
      6   Seyed Mohammad MOUSAVI ERAGHI M. MOUSAVI 22.08.1987 203 86 348 328 KALLEH
      7 Hamzeh ZARINI H. Zarini 18.10.1985 198 98 336 318 KALLEH
      L 8   Farhad ZARIF AHANGARAN V. F.ZARIF 03.03.1983 165 60 290 271 PAYKAN
      C 9 Alireza NADI A. NADI 02.09.1980 200 90 334 320 KALLEH
      10   Amir GHAFOUR A.GHAFOUR 06.06.1991 202 90 355 316 BARIJ ESANS
      11 Mojtaba MIRZAJANPOUR M. M.MIRZAJANPOUR 07.10.1991 195 88 325 315 PAYKAN
      12   Pourya FAYAZID. P.FAYAZI 12.01.1993 195 85 330 310 SAIPA
      13 Mehdi MAHDAVI M.MAHDAVI 13.02.1984 191 96 320 310 PISHGAMAN KAVIR
      14   Arash KESHAVARZI A.KESHAVARZI 16.02.1987 198 94 350 340 PAYKAN
      15 Alireza MOBASHERI DEMNEH A. MOBASHERI 10.06.1988 195 90 345 335 PISHGAMAN KAVIR
      L 16   Yashar SHAHINI Y. SHAHINI 11.05.1983 185 80 300 280 PISHGAMAN
      17 Peyman KARIMI P.KARIMI 09.05.1984 198 90 334 320 MIZAN
      18   Mohammad Taher VADI M.T.VADI 10.10.1989 192 72 327 315 MIZAN MASHHAD
      L 19 Naser RAHIMI P. N.RAHIMI 27.06.1991 191 73 326 310 BARIJ ESANS
      20   Mohammadreza SOLEIMANI M. SOLEIMANI 21.09.1983 190 85 310 300 SAIPA
     C=Captain  L=Libero
     
    Team profile
    The Iran men’s team has been enjoying a fine run in recent years. After a strong finish in 2009, the team qualified for last year’s FIVB World Championship. They were runners-up at the 2010 Asian Games and triumphed in a four-way tournament with Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland. On top of that, they became Asian champions and finished ninth at last year’s FIVB World Cup with some favourable results.

    The Iranians and their federation are under no illusions about how much progress they still have to make. But they are confident they can achieve great things under Julio Velasco, former coach of the Italian men’s team among others, and assistant coach Juan Manuel Cichello, former coach of the successful Argentina youth team. Iran expect to continue playing fast volleyball with a variety of tactics under the two new coaches. In fact, Iran is aiming to achieve success across the board, from the junior level to the senior team.

    Today’s Iran team is composed of both veterans and younger players. There are several promising players, such as Arash Kamalvand, Amir Ghafour, Amir Hosseini and Farhad Zarif. Participating in a number of different tournaments in recent years has helped the side acquire solid experience and build confidence.
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