Behnam Mahmoudi
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Behnam Mahmoudi is an Iran
ian volleyball
player.
Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iran
ian volleyball player to ever play professionally outside of his country in a world top league when he signed for Perugia Volley in the first division of Italian Volleyball League
, Serie A1.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player.
Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian volleyball player to ever play professionally outside of his country in a world top league when he signed for Perugia Volley in the first division of Italian Volleyball League
Italian Volleyball League
The Italian Male Volleyball League is structured in several levels of importance; the highest of them is Serie A1. Many of the best volleyball players in the world playing in the A1 and the overall level of competition is considerably higher.-Structure:...
, Serie A1.
National team
- Asian ChampionshipAsia Volleyball ChampionshipThe Asian Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asian volleyball federation. The first edition for both men and women was held in 1975.-Summary:...
- Bronze medal (1): 20032003 Men's Asian Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the 12th Asian Championship, which took place from September 5 to September 12, 2003 in Tianjin, China.-Pools composition:...
- Bronze medal (1): 2003
- Asian GamesVolleyball at the Asian GamesVolleyball for men is played at the Asian Games since 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Women event is played since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...
- Silver medal (1): 2002
Club
- AVC Club ChampionshipsAVC Club ChampionshipsThe AVC Club Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for club volleyball teams, currently held annually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation. From the year of 2004, the names of AVC Club Tournaments changed from "AVC Cup Men's/Women's Club...
- Gold medal (1): 20022002 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2002 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament was the 4th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran...
, Paykan - Silver medal (2): 20002000 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2000 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 2nd staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Suphanburi, Thailand...
, 20042004 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2004 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 5th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran...
, Paykan - Bronze medal (1): 1999, Paykan
- Gold medal (1): 2002
- Iranian Volleyball Super LeagueIranian Volleyball Super LeagueThe Iranian Super League is a professional volleyball league in Iran.- 2011/12 teams :* Aluminium Almahdi Bandar Abbas* Barij Esans Kashan* Havosh Gonbad* Giti Pasand Isfahan* Gostaresh Novin Keshavarzi Tehran* Heyat Volleyball Kerman...
- Champions (4): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Paykan
Individual
- MVP, 1999 Asian Championship
- Best server, 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament2004 FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification TournamentsThe qualification for 2004 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from November 16, 2003 to May 30, 2004.-2003 World Cup:*Venues: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan and six other venues*Dates: November 16–29, 2003-Final standing:...
- Best scorer, 2000 Asian Club Championship
- Best server, 2001 Asian Club Championship
- MVP, 2002 Asian Club Championship