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

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

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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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