Farhad Zarif

Farhad Zarif
Personal information
Full name	Farhad Zarif Talesh
Born	(1983-03-03) March 3, 1983 Mashhad, Iran
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spike	2.90 m[2]
Block	2.71 m
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Number	8
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Iran Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championship 2011 Tehran Team 2013 Dubai Team U19 World Championship 2001 Cairo 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 (2): 2016, 2017 (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

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