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 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight 86 kg (190 lb) [1]
Spike 3.62 m [1]
Block 3.44 m [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
Honours
Representing  Iran
Men's volleyball
Asian Championship
2011 Tehran Team
2013 Dubai Team
2009 Manila Team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
AVC Cup
2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
2010 Urmia Team

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).[2]

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 Men's Volleyball Championship. His brilliant performance in 2013 World League. 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.[3]

Honours

National team

Club

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Official FIVB website for worldleague 2016". http://worldoqt.japan.2016.men.fivb.com/en. Retrieved 2016-06-06. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "Special conversation with Mousavi (in Persian)". Tnews. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Mousavi Amazing record in the Premier League
  4. ↑ "Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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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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