Iran men's national volleyball team
Iran men's national volleyball team - 2015
The Iran men's national volleyball team is the national men's volleyball team of Iran. It is governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
They are currently the strongest team in Asia, having won the 2011 and 2013 Asian Volleyball Championships, and rank 8th in the FIVB World Rankings (as of September 2015). The team's home venues are Azadi Indoor Stadium and Azadi Volleyball Hall.
Tournament records
Notes: Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes, respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament. B indicates that the team was represented by its B team.
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
Year |
Rank |
Pld |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
1993 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
1997 | – | – | – | – | – |
2001 | – | – | – | – | – |
2005 | – | – | – | – | – |
2009 | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
2013 | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 2/6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
World League
Asian Championship
Year |
Rank |
Pld |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
1975 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
1979 | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
1983 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
1987 | 10th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
1989 | 8th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | | |
1991 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | | |
1993 | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | | |
1995 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | | |
1997 | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
1999 | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
2001 | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
2003 | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
2005 | 6th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
2007 | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
2009 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
2011 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2013 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
2015 | Runners-up (B) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
Total | 16/18 | 109 | 70 | 39 | | |
Asian Games
Year |
Rank |
Pld |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
1958 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
1962 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
1966 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 |
1970 | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
1974 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
1978 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
1982 | – | – | – | – | – |
1986 | – | – | – | – | – |
1990 | – | – | – | – | – |
1994 | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
1998 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
2002 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
2006 | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2010 | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
2014 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Total | 9/15 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 126 | 82 |
Asian Cup
Year |
Rank |
Pld |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
2008 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
2010 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
2012 | Runners-up (B) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
2014 | 4th place (B) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
Total | 4/4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 64 | 30 |
Other tournaments
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
2015 matches:
Forthcoming matches
Current squad
The following is the Iranian roster at the 2015 World Cup
- Head coach: Slobodan Kovač
- Assistant coach: Slobodan Prakljačić
- Assistant coach: Rahman Mohammadirad
No. |
Name |
Date of birth |
Height |
Weight |
Spike |
Block |
2015 club |
01 !1 | Mahmoudi, ShahramShahram Mahmoudi | 000000001988-07-20-000020 July 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
02 !2 | Ebadipour, MiladMilad Ebadipour | 000000001993-10-17-000017 October 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
03 !3 | Faezi, SamanSaman Faezi | 000000001991-08-23-000023 August 1991 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paykan Tehran |
04 !4 | Marouf, SaeidSaeid Marouf (C) | 000000001985-10-20-000020 October 1985 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
05 !5 | Ghaemi, FarhadFarhad Ghaemi | 000000001989-08-28-000028 August 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paykan Tehran |
06 !6 | Mousavi, MohammadMohammad Mousavi | 000000001987-08-22-000022 August 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Paykan Tehran |
09 !9 | Gholami, AdelAdel Gholami | 000000001986-02-09-00009 February 1986 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Mizan Mashhad |
10 | Ghafour, AmirAmir Ghafour | 000000001991-06-06-00006 June 1991 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Matin Varamin |
12 | Mirzajanpour, MojtabaMojtaba Mirzajanpour | 000000001991-10-07-00007 October 1991 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Paykan Tehran |
13 | Mahdavi, MehdiMehdi Mahdavi | 000000001984-02-13-000013 February 1984 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Mizan Mashhad |
16 | Alizadeh, AbdolrezaAbdolreza Alizadeh | 000000001987-02-19-000019 February 1987 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 272 cm (107 in) | 252 cm (99 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
19 | Marandi, MehdiMehdi Marandi | 000000001986-05-12-000012 May 1986 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Shahrdari Tabriz |
22 | Senobar, Mohammad HassanMohammad Hassan Senobar | 000000001989-07-11-000011 July 1989 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 370 cm (150 in) | 361 cm (142 in) | Shahrdari Tabriz |
24 | Manavinejad, Mohammad JavadMohammad Javad Manavinejad | 000000001995-11-27-000027 November 1995 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Paykan Tehran |
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.
A Team
Name | From | To | notes |
Nasrollahkhan, SardarSardar Nasrollahkhan[1] |
1958 |
1958 Asian Games Runners-up |
Sharifzadeh, FereydoonFereydoon Sharifzadeh |
1958 |
1963 |
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Jabbarzadegan, HosseinHossein Jabbarzadegan |
1964 |
1966 |
1966 Asian Games 3rd Place |
Ejem, MiloslavMiloslav Ejem |
1970 |
1972 |
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Kurada, TadayeiTadayei Kurada |
1974 |
1974 Asian Games 4th Place |
Sung, ParkPark Sung |
1979 |
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Kargarpisheh, YadollahYadollah Kargarpisheh |
1979 |
1981 |
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Fakhredini, FaroughFarough Fakhredini |
1987 |
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Salehieh, MasoudMasoud Salehieh |
1987 |
1989 |
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Mehranpour, Hossein AliHossein Ali Mehranpour |
1989 |
1991 |
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Heidarkhan, MohammadMohammad Heidarkhan |
1991 |
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Bugajenkovs, IvansIvans Bugajenkovs |
1993 |
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Matsumoto, FumihikoFumihiko Matsumoto |
1994 |
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Salehieh, MasoudMasoud Salehieh |
1995 |
1995 Asian Championship 4th Place |
Saberpour, MehdiMehdi Saberpour |
1997 |
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Matsumoto, FumihikoFumihiko Matsumoto |
1998 |
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Karkhaneh, MostafaMostafa Karkhaneh |
1999 |
2001 |
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Mehranpour, Hossein AliHossein Ali Mehranpour |
2001 |
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Ki-Won, ParkPark Ki-Won |
2002 |
2005 |
2002 Asian Games Runners-up 2003 Asian Championship 3rd Place |
Kijac, MiloradMilorad Kijac |
2006 |
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Gajić, ZoranZoran Gajić |
2007 |
2008 |
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Maadani, HosseinHossein Maadani |
2008 |
2010 |
2008 Asian Cup Champions 2009 Asian Championship Runners-up 2010 Asian Games Runners-up 2010 Asian Cup Champions |
Velasco, JulioJulio Velasco |
2011 |
2014 |
2011 Asian Championship Champions 2013 World Grand Champions 4th Place 2013 Asian Championship Champions |
Kovač, SlobodanSlobodan Kovač |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 World League 4th Place 2014 Asian Games Champions |
Lozano, RaúlRaúl Lozano |
2015 |
Present |
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Coaching staff
Position |
Staff |
Head Coach |
Raúl Lozano |
Assistant Coach |
Juan Manuel Cichello |
Fitness coach |
Andrés Esper |
Analyzer |
Navid Moshajari |
Physiotherapist |
Siamak Afrouzi |
U23 & B team Coach |
Peiman Akbari |
U21 manager |
Farhad Nafarzadeh |
U19 manager |
Reza Vakili |
Team manager |
Amir Khosh Khabar |
Last updated: 16 November 2015
Source:
B Team
Notable squads
World Championship squads |
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World Cup squads |
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- 1 Sansabili
- 2 Azizian
- 3 Saeidi
- 4 Omidi
- 5 Mozaffari
- 6 Nouri
- 7 Faraji
- 8 Aghili
- 9 Hamidi
- 10 Shaaban-Khamseh
- 11 Karimyar
- 12 Mirhosseini
- Coach: Heidarkhan
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World Grand Champions Cup squads |
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Asian Championship squads |
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References
External links
AVC Asian Championship winners |
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