Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)
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Full name | Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dezful, Iran | August 22, 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 3.62 m (143 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 3.44 m (135 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle Blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi (Persian: سید محمد موسوی عراقی, born 22 August 1987 in Dezful) is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle blocker for the Men's National Team and Sarmayeh Bank Tehran Club. He participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Name
His family is originally from Arak, Iran, and because in the past this city's name was "Eragh-e Ajam" (meaning Persian Iraq, or non-Arab Iraq) his family name is followed by "Eraghi" (Iraqi).[3]
Career
National team
Mousavi was invited to national team in 2008. He was named Best Blocker at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament, where Iran ended up in sixth place and missed qualification for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China. He twice named Best Blocker in Asian Championship. His brilliant performance in 2013 World League and He named Second Best Middle Blocker in 2015 World Cup.
Clubs
He started his career in volleyball club Loulehsazi Ahvaz he has also played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam, Paykan Tehran, Giti Pasand Isfahan, Kalleh Mazandaran, Matin Vatamin. Mousavi in ten years with five team, nine championship is won in Iranian Super League.[4] He has received offers to play for some of the world’s leading teams, including Al Arabi of Qatar and an unnamed Italian Serie A club but played in Iranian League. He winner Best Blocker in 2010 Club World Championship with Paykan.
Honours
National team
- World Grand Champions Cup
- Bronze medal (1): 2017
- Asian Championship
- Asian Games
- Asian Cup
- U21 World Championship
- Bronze medal (1): 2007
- Asian U20 Championship
- Asian U19 Championship
- Gold medal (1): 2005
Club
- World Championship
- Bronze medal (1): 2010 (Paykan)
- Asian Championship
- Iranian Super League
Individual
- Best Spiker: 2005 U19 World Championship
- Best Blocker: 2006 Asian U20 Championship
- Best Blocker: 2007 Asian Club Championship
- Best Blocker: 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Best Blocker: 2009 Asian Championship
- Best Blocker: 2010 Club World Championship
- Best Blocker: 2013 Asian Club Championship
- Best Blocker: 2013 Asian Championship
- Best Middle Blocker: 2014 Asian Club Championship
- Best Middle Blocker: 2015 World Cup
- Best Middle Blocker: 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament[5]
- Best Middle Blocker: 2016 Asian Club Championship
- Best Middle Blocker: 2017 Asian Club Championship
References
- ^ a b c "Official FIVB website for worldleague 2016". http://worldoqt.japan.2016.men.fivb.com/en. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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- ^ "Dorehami - Episode 17 (برنامه دورهمی - قسمت هفدهم با حضور محمد موسوی)". Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ "Special conversation with Mousavi (in Persian)". Tnews. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Mousavi Amazing record in the Premier League
- ^ "Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- FIVB biography
- Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi biography at Japan's world Olympic qualification tournament
External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's volleyball players
- People from Dezful
- Asian Games gold medalists for Iran
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Olympic volleyball players of Iran
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games