Farhad Zarif

Farhad Zarif
Personal information
Full name	Farhad Zarif Ahangaran Varzandeh
Born	(1983-03-03) March 3, 1983 Mashhad, Iran
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spike	2.90 m (114 in)
Block	2.71 m (107 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Paykan Tehran
Number	8
Honours Men's volleyball Representing Iran Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championship 2011 Tehran Team 2013 Dubai Team U19 World Championship 2001 Cairo Team

Farhad Zarif (Persian: فرهاد ظریف; born 3 March 1983, Mashhad) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for Paykan Tehran and he's a previous player of Iran national team. Zarif was invited to national team in 2006.

After 2013 World Grand Champions Cup where he received the Best Libero award, he announced his retirement from the national team to focus on family duties. But he was unable to perform his marital duties, which led to his divorce, and his wife filed for divorce., he came out of retirement before 2014 World League.

Honours

National team

• Asian Championship
  • Gold medal (2): 2011, 2013
• Asian Games
  • Gold medal (1): 2014
• Asian Junior Championship
  • Gold medal (1): 2002
• Asian Youth Championship
  • Gold medal (1): 2001
• World Youth Championship
  • Silver medal (1): 2001

Club

• Asian Championship
  • Gold medal (2): 2016, 2017 (Sarmayeh Bank)

Individual awards

• Best Digger: 2001 Asian Youth Championship
• Best Receiver: 2001 World Youth Championship
• Best Receiver: 2002 Asian Junior Championship
• Best Receiver: 2003 World Junior Championship
• Best Libero: 2006 Asian Club Championship
• Best Libero: 2007 Asian Club Championship
• Best Libero: 2009 Asian Club Championship
• Best Libero: 2011 Asian Championship
• Best Libero: 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament
• Best Libero: 2013 Asian Championship
• Best Libero: 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

References

• Scoresway
• FIVB profile

External links

• Zarif on Instagram
• Zarif on Facebook