Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)

Mohammad Mousavi
Mousavi after a victory against the United States national team - June 2015
Personal information
Full name Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi
Born (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987
Dezful, Iran
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]
Volleyball information
Position Middle Blocker
Current club Iran Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Number 6
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2004
2004–2006
2006–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–
Loulehsazi Ahvaz
Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Paykan Tehran
Giti Pasand Isfahan
Kalleh Mazandaran
Matin Varamin
Paykan Tehran
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
National team
2005–2006
2004–2007
2007–
Iran U19
Iran U21
Iran

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

Club

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official FIVB website for worldleague 2016". http://worldoqt.japan.2016.men.fivb.com/en. Retrieved 2016-06-06. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Dorehami - Episode 17 (برنامه دورهمی - قسمت هفدهم با حضور محمد موسوی)". Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. "Special conversation with Mousavi (in Persian)". Tnews. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. Mousavi Amazing record in the Premier League
  5. "Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Poland Marcin Możdżonek
Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World Cup

2015
ex aequo Argentina Sebastián Sole
Succeeded by
TBD
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