Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)

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 Italian club Gas Sales Piacenza and Iran men's national volleyball team.[1]

Mohammad Mousavi
Mousavi after a victory against the United States national team – June 2015
Personal information
Full nameSeyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi
Nationality Iranian
Born (1987-08-22) 22 August 1987
Dezful, Iran
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Spike362 cm (143 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current club Gas Sales Piacenza
Number21
Career
YearsTeams
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020
2020–		 Looleh Sazi Ahwaz
Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Paykan Tehran
Giti Pasand Isfahan
Kalleh Mazandaran
Matin Varamin
Paykan Tehran
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Shahrdari Urmia
AZS Olsztyn
Saipa Tehran
Gas Sales Piacenza
National team
2005–2006
2004–2007
2007–		 Iran U19
Iran U21
Iran
Honours
Representing  Iran
Men's volleyball
World Grand Champions Cup
2017 Japan
Asian Championship
2011 Tehran
2013 Dubai
2019 Tehran
2009 Manila
Asian Games
2014 Incheon
2018 Jakarta–Palembang
2010 Guangzhou
Asian Cup
2008 Nakhon Ratchasima
2010 Urmia

Name

His family is originally from Ahwaz and because in the past the city's name was "Eragh-e Ajam" (meaning Persian Iraq, or non-Arab Iraq) his family name is followed by "Eraghi" (Iraqi).

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 on sixth place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He was named twice the Best Blocker in Asian Championship. He made a brilliant performance in 2013 World League and was named Best Middle Blocker in 2015 World Cup.

Clubs

He started his career in volleyball club Louleh Sazi Ahvaz. He played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam, Paykan Tehran, Giti Pasand Isfahan, Kalleh Mazandaran, Matin Vatamin. Mousavi has won eleven championships while playing for five teams in Iranian Super League. He has received offers to play for some of the world’s leading teams, including Al Arabi of Qatar and an unnamed Italian Serie A club but decided to play in Iranian League. He was named the Best Blocker in 2010 Club World Championship with Paykan. He played for three years in Sarmayeh Bank until 2018. Mousavi joined Indykpol AZS Olsztyn in September 2019. Mohammad Mousavi has been named as the best defender of the PlusLiga season.[2]

Sporting achievements

Individually

References
  1. "POL M: Transfer bomb! Mousavi signs with Olsztyn, will play his first season abroad". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. Mohammad Mousavi Named Best PlusLiga Defender
  3. "Canada claim final Olympic ticket in Tokyo men's qualifier". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Marcin Możdżonek		 Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World Cup
2015
ex aequo Sebastián Sole		 Succeeded by
Maxwell Holt
Lucas Saatkamp
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