Farhad Zarif

Farhad Zarif
Personal information
Full name	Farhad Zarif Ahangaran Varzandeh
Born	(1983-03-03) March 3, 1983 Mashhad, Iran
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Spike	2.90 m[2]
Block	2.71 m
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Number	8
Honours Representing  Iran Men's Volleyball Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championship 2011 Tehran Team 2013 Dubai Team

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

After 2013 World Grand Champions Cup where he received the Best Libero award,^[4] he announced his retirement from the national team to focus on family duties. But, 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 (1): 2016 (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^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Best Libero: 2013 Asian Championship
• Best Libero: 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup

References

• Scoresway
• FIVB profile

Iran squad – 2006 World Championship – 21st place
2 Shariati 3 Hosseini 4 Moghbeli 5 Akbari 6 Mansouri 8 Zarif 9 Nadi 10 Mahmoudi 11 Torkashvand 16 Bazargard 17 Mohammadkazem 18 Sadeghiani Coach: Kijac

Iran squad – 2011 Asian Championship – Gold medal
2 Mohammadinejad 3 Hosseini 5 Bazargard 6 Mousavi 7 Zarini 8 Zarif 9 Nadi 12 Nazari 13 Mahdavi 14 Keshavarzi 17 Kamalvand 18 Ghafour Coach: Velasco

Iran squad – 2011 World Cup – 9th place
1 Fayazi 3 Hosseini 4 Mousavi 6 Hossein 7 Zarini 8 Zarif 9 Nadi 10 Ghafour 12 Nazari 13 Mahdavi 14 Keshavarzi 15 Bakhsheshi 16 Bazargard 19 Kamalvand Coach: Velasco

Iran squad – 2013 Asian Championship – Gold medal
1 Mahmoudi 4 Marouf 5 Ghaemi 6 Mousavi 7 Zarini 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 10 Ghafour 11 Davoudi 13 Mahdavi 14 Tashakkori 20 Mobasheri Coach: Velasco

Iran squad – 2013 World Grand Champions Cup – 4th place
1 Mahmoudi 4 Marouf 5 Ghaemi 6 Mousavi 7 Zarini 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 10 Ghafour 11 Davoudi 12 Mirzajanpour 13 Mahdavi 15 Rahimipanah 16 Tashakkori 20 Mobasheri Coach: Velasco

Iran squad – 2014 World League (Final Six) – 4th place
2 Mostafavand 4 Marouf 5 Ghaemi 6 Mousavi 7 Fayazi 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 10 Ghafour 12 Mirzajanpour 13 Mahdavi 15 Alizadeh 16 Tashakkori 17 Ghara 22 Ebadipour Coach: Kovač

Iran squad – 2014 World Championship – 6th place
1 Mahmoudi 2 Ebadipour 3 Faezi 4 Marouf 5 Ghaemi 6 Mousavi 7 Fayazi 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 10 Ghafour 12 Mirzajanpour 13 Mahdavi 15 Tashakkori 16 Alizadeh Coach: Kovač

Iran squad – 2015 World League – 7th place
1 Mahmoudi 2 Ebadipour 3 Faezi 4 Marouf 5 Ghaemi 6 Mousavi 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 10 Ghafour 11 Piroutpour 12 Mirzajanpour 13 Mahdavi 16 Alizadeh 24 Manavinejad Coach: Kovač

Iran squad – 2016 World League – 8th place
1 Mahmoudi 2 Ebadipour 4 Marouf 6 Mousavi 7 Zarini 8 Zarif 9 Gholami 12 Mirzajanpour 13 Mahdavi 14 Manavinejad 15 Sharifat 16 Tashakkori 19 Marandi 20 Mobasheri Coach: Lozano

Awards
Preceded by Sérgio Santos	Best Libero of FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2013	Succeeded by TBD