Iran men's national volleyball team
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The Iran men's national volleyball team is the national men's volleyball team of Iran
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Summer Olympics
Asian Games
Asian Cup
West Asian Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
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(1993) Fumihiko Matsumoto (1994, 1998) Mehdi Saberpour (1997) Mostafa Karkhaneh (1999–2001) Park Ki-Won (2002–2005) Milorad Kijac (2006) Zoran Gajić (2007–2008) Hossein Maadani (2008–2010) Julio Velasco
(2011–)
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...
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Tournament records
- *Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the Summer OlympicsVolleyball has been contested as an indoor sport at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced at the 1992 Games, and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996.-Origins:...
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1964 |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
 1968 |
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 1972 |
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 1976 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 1980Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball right|150pxThe 1980 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 5th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 20 to August 1, 1980.-Qualification:... |
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 1984Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball right|150pxThe 1984 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the 6th edition of the event, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Long Beach, California, United States from July 29 to August 11, 1984.... |
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 1988 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 1992 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 2000 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 2004 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 2008 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 2012 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 19491949 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1949 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from September 10 to September 18, 1949.-Final standing:# # # # # # #... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 19521952 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1952 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the second edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from August 17 to August 29, 1952.-Final standing:# # # # # # # # #... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 19561956 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1956 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the third edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Paris, France from August 30 to September 12, 1956.-Final standing:# # # # # # # # # # #... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 19601960 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1960 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 28 to November 11, 1960.-Final standing:# # # # # # # #... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 19621962 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1962 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 16 to October 26, 1962.-Final standing:# # # # # # # # #... |
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| 1966 1966 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1966 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from August 30 to September 11, 1966.-Final standing:# # # # # # # #... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
 19701970 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1970 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from September 29 to October 12, 1970.-Teams:Group A – Sofia... |
21st place | 11 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 1974 1974 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 12 to October 28, 1974.-Teams:Group A – Guadalajara... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 19781978 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Rome, Italy from September 20 to October 1, 1978.-Teams:Group A – Rome... |
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 19821982 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 2 to October 15, 1982.-Teams:Group A – Buenos Aires... |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1986 1986 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Paris, France from September 25 to October 5, 1986.-Teams:Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1990 1990 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Brazil from October 18 to October 28, 1990.-Teams:Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D... |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB... |
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| 1998 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB... |
19th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship The 2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan, Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002.-Pools composition:* Because ... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 |
21st place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship was held in Italy from September 25 to October 10, 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of... |
19th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | 4/17 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 58 |
World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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 19651965 FIVB Men's World Cup The 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup, a volleyball competition, was held in Poland. It was the first ever FIVB Men's World Cup.-Final ranking:# Soviet Union# Poland# Czechoslovakia# Japan# East Germany# Romania# Hungary# Yugoslavia# Bulgaria# Netherlands... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 19691969 FIVB Men's World Cup -Final ranking:-References:*... |
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| 1977 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup -Final ranking:# Soviet Union# Japan# Cuba# Poland# China# Bulgaria# South Korea# Brazil# Mexico# United States# Egypt# Canada-References:*... |
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| 1981 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup -Final ranking:# Soviet Union# Cuba# Brazil# Poland# China# Japan# Italy# Tunisia-References:*... |
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| 1985 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup -Final ranking:# United States# Soviet Union# Czechoslovakia# Brazil# Argentina# Japan# South Korea# Egypt-References:*... |
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| 1989 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup The 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup was the sixth edition of the event, held from Friday November 17 to Sunday November 26, 1989 in Japan. Eight men's national teams played in three cities in Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Barcelona, Spain . Only the winner... |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1991 1991 FIVB Men's World Cup -Final ranking:# Soviet Union# Cuba# United States# Japan# South Korea# Brazil# Germany# Tunisia# Algeria# Mexico# Iran# Chile-References:*... |
11th place | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 1995 1995 FIVB Men's World Cup The 1995 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from Saturday November 18 to Saturday December 2, 1995 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia 1996. The first three qualified.The twelve... |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup The 1999 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from November 18 to December 2, 1999 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Sydney, Australia 2000.... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from November 16 to November 29, 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece 2004.... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup is played from November 20 – December 4, in Japan. The tournament is the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom... |
Qualified | |||||
| Total | 1/11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
World Grand Champions Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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| 1993 1993 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1993 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from November 23 to November 28, 1993.-Teams:-Competition Formula:The competition formula of the 1993 Men's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams... |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997 1997 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 1997 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Japan from November 15 to November 24, 1997.-Teams:-Competition formula:The competition formula of the 1997 Men's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams... |
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| 2001 2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2001 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 20 to November 25, 2001.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 2005 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2005 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagano and Tokyo, Japan from November 22 to November 27, 2005.-Teams:-Competition formula:... |
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| 2009 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2009 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Osaka and Nagoya, Japan from November 18 to November 23, 2009.-Teams:* Asian Champion Japan is already qualified as the host nation.-Competition formula:... |
5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Total | 1/5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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| 1975 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1979 |
6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 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 |
 20092009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 27 to October 5, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.-Pools composition:The teams are seeded by addition of ranking of 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and FIVB World Rankings divided by 2.... |
Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
| 2011 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship The 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 21 to September 29, 2011 in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Venues:* Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran – Preliminary Round , Pool E, F and Final Round* Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran – Preliminary Round, Pool G, H and Classification... |
Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Total | 14/16 | 94 | 57 | 37 |
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:...
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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| 1958 |
Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 1962 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966 |
3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| 1970 |
5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
 1974 |
4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 1978 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1982 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1986 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1990 |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 |
5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 Volleyball at the 1998 Asian Games A volleyball competition was held for both women and men at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.-Indoor:-Medal table:-References:* *... |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 |
Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2006 Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games Both indoor volleyball and beach volleyball was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. All matches played at the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Qualification:... |
6th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 13 to 27 , 2010. In this tournament, 18 teamsplayed in the men's competition, and 11 teams participated in the women's competition. The draw took place on 18 October... |
Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| Total | 8/14 | 51 | 32 | 19 |
Asian CupAsian Cup Volleyball ChampionshipThe Asian Cup Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for Asian and Oceanian national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation...
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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| 2008 2008 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship The 2008 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship from September 20 to September 26, 2008... |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 2010 2010 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship The 2010 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship was held at the Ghadir Arena, in Urmia, Iran.-Pools composition:The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.* Indonesia withdrew and replaced by .... |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
 2012 |
Qualified | |||||
| Total | 2/2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 14 |
West Asian GamesWest Asian GamesWest Asian Games are a bi-annual multi-sport event held among the athletes from West Asia.At present, WAG are joined by thirteen members namely Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.The West Asian Games were first...
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
Islamic Solidarity GamesIslamic Solidarity GamesThe Islamic Solidarity Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference...
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2005 |
Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Total | 1/1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
Current team
participating in the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup2011 FIVB Men's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup is played from November 20 – December 4, in Japan. The tournament is the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom...
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- Head coach: Julio VelascoJulio VelascoJulio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...
- Assistant coach: Reza Ebrahimi
- Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Cichello
| # | Player | Birth Date | Weight | Height | Club |
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| 1 | Pouria Fayazi | 12/1/1993 | 85 | 195 | Iran Saipa Alborz |
| 3 | Amir Hosseini | 23/7/1975 | 80 | 182 | Iran Giti Pasand Isfahan Giti Pasand Isfahan VC Sanaye Giti Pasand Isfahan Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Isfahan, Iran. The team is owned by Sanaye Giti Pasand Company... |
| 4 | Mohammad Mousavi | 22/8/1987 | 86 | 203 | Iran Giti Pasand Isfahan Giti Pasand Isfahan VC Sanaye Giti Pasand Isfahan Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Isfahan, Iran. The team is owned by Sanaye Giti Pasand Company... |
| 6 | Ali Hossein | 28/4/1982 | 70 | 180 | Iran Paykan Tehran |
| 7 | Hamzeh Zarini | 18/10/1985 | 91 | 198 | Iran Kaleh Mazandaran |
| 8 | Farhad Zarif | 3/3/1983 | 65 | 170 | Iran Giti Pasand Isfahan Giti Pasand Isfahan VC Sanaye Giti Pasand Isfahan Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Isfahan, Iran. The team is owned by Sanaye Giti Pasand Company... |
| 9 | Alireza Nadi Alireza Nadi Alireza Nadi is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011**Silver medal : 2009**Bronze medal : 2003*Asian Games... |
2/9/1980 | 90 | 200 | Iran Kaleh Mazandaran |
| 10 | Amir Ghafour | 6/6/1991 | 78 | 203 | Iran Barij Esans Kashan |
| 12 | Farhad Nazari Afshar | 22/5/1984 | 85 | 195 | Iran Kaleh Mazandaran |
| 13 | Mehdi Mahdavi | 13/2/1984 | 82 | 190 | Iran Saipa Alborz |
| 14 | Arash Keshavarzi | 16/2/1987 | 91 | 198 | Iran Paykan Tehran |
| 15 | Hesam Bakhsheshi | 21/3/1984 | 91 | 200 | Iran Paykan Tehran |
| 16 | Mehdi Bazargard | 16/3/1979 | 95 | 200 | Iran Giti Pasand Isfahan Giti Pasand Isfahan VC Sanaye Giti Pasand Isfahan Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Isfahan, Iran. The team is owned by Sanaye Giti Pasand Company... |
| 19 | Arash Kamalvand Arash Kamalvand Arash Kamalvand is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011*Asian Games**Silver medal : 2010*Asian Cup... |
11/5/1989 | 91 | 201 | Iran Saipa Alborz |
Head coaches
Hossein Jabbarzadegan (1964–1966) Miloslav Ejem (1970–1972) Yadollah Kargarpisheh (1979) Masoud Salehieh (1987–1989, 1995) Hossein Ali Mehranpour (1989, 2001) Mohammad Heidarkhan (1991) Ivans BugajenkovsIvans Bugajenkovs
Ivans Vasilevits Bugajenkovs is a Latvian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Burlatskiy, Volgograd Oblast.-Career:...
(1993) Fumihiko Matsumoto (1994, 1998) Mehdi Saberpour (1997) Mostafa Karkhaneh (1999–2001) Park Ki-Won (2002–2005) Milorad Kijac (2006) Zoran Gajić (2007–2008) Hossein Maadani (2008–2010) Julio Velasco
Julio Velasco
Julio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...
(2011–)
Notable players
- Mahmoud Adl
- Peiman Akbari
- Hassan Kord
- Ahmad Lahouti
- Behnam MahmoudiBehnam MahmoudiBehnam Mahmoudi is an Iranian volleyball player.Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian 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.-National...
- Iraj Mozaffari
- Akbar Naeini
- Ali Naghdi
- Mohammad Hossein Nejati
- Masoud Salehieh
- Mohammad Torkashvand
Squads
- 1958 Asian Games —
Silver medal - Abdolmonem Kamal, Siavash Farrokhi, Mahmoud Adl, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Hossein-Ali Amiri, Esmaeil Ashtari, Abbas Tehrani and Kamal Pourhashemi. Head Coach: Fereidoun Sharifzadeh
- 1966 Asian Games —
Bronze medal - Mahmoud Motlagh, Hassan Kord, Masoud Salehieh, Khalil Paknazar, Changiz Ansari, Hassan Kabiri, Mohammad Hemmatyar and Mojtaba Mortazavi. Head Coach: Hossein Jabbarzadegan
- 1998 World Championship1998 FIVB Men's World ChampionshipThe 1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
— 19th place - Mohammad Hossein Nejati, Ali Naghdi, Saeid Rezaei, Peiman Akbari, Mohammad Omdeh-Ghiassi, Amir Hossein Monazzami, Behnam MahmoudiBehnam MahmoudiBehnam Mahmoudi is an Iranian volleyball player.Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian 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.-National...
, Hossein Maadani, Ahmad Masajedi, Firouz Tabeshnejad and Mohammad Torkashvand. Head Coach: Fumihiko Matsumoto
- 2002 Asian Games — Silver medal
- Peiman Akbari, Alireza Behboudi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Afshin Oliaei, Mohammad Torkashvand, Rahman Mohammadirad, Amir-Hossein Monazzami, Amir Hosseini, Mohammad Mansouri, Abbas Ghasemian and Mahmoud Afshardoust and Behnam MahmoudiBehnam MahmoudiBehnam Mahmoudi is an Iranian volleyball player.Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian 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.-National...
. Head Coach: Park Ki-Won
- 2003 Asian Championship — Bronze medal
- Peiman Akbari, Mohammad Shariati, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Afshin Oliaei, Mohammad Torkashvand, Alireza NadiAlireza NadiAlireza Nadi is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011**Silver medal : 2009**Bronze medal : 2003*Asian Games...
, Amir-Hossein Monazzami, Amir Hosseini, Mohammad Mansouri, Abbas Ghasemian, Mahmoud Afshardoust and Behnam MahmoudiBehnam MahmoudiBehnam Mahmoudi is an Iranian volleyball player.Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian 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.-National...
. Head Coach: Park Ki-Won
- 2006 World Championship — 21st place
- Peiman Akbari, Mohammad Shariati, Farhad Zarif, Davoud Moghbeli, Mohammad Torkashvand, Alireza NadiAlireza NadiAlireza Nadi is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011**Silver medal : 2009**Bronze medal : 2003*Asian Games...
, Arash Sadeghiani, Amir Hosseini, Mohammad Mansouri, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Mehdi Bazargard and Behnam MahmoudiBehnam MahmoudiBehnam Mahmoudi is an Iranian volleyball player.Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian 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.-National...
. Head Coach: Milorad Kijac
- 2009 Asian Championship2009 Asian Men's Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 27 to October 5, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.-Pools composition:The teams are seeded by addition of ranking of 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and FIVB World Rankings divided by 2....
— Silver medal - Adel Gholami, Saeid MaroufSaeid MaroufMir-Saeid Marouf Lakrani is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a setter for the Men's National Team. He was named Best Setter at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.-National team:*Asian Championship**Silver medal : 2009...
, Mohammad Mousavi, Hamzeh Zarini, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Alireza NadiAlireza NadiAlireza Nadi is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011**Silver medal : 2009**Bronze medal : 2003*Asian Games...
, Mohsen Andalib, Arash Sadeghiani, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Abdolreza Alizadeh and Mohammad Mohammadkazem. Head Coach: Hossein Maadani
- 2011 Asian Championship2011 Asian Men's Volleyball ChampionshipThe 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 21 to September 29, 2011 in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Venues:* Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran – Preliminary Round , Pool E, F and Final Round* Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran – Preliminary Round, Pool G, H and Classification...
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Gold medal - Javad Mohammadinejad, Amir Hosseini, Mehdi Bazargard, Mohammad Mousavi, Hamzeh Zarini, Farhad Zarif, Alireza NadiAlireza NadiAlireza Nadi is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle-blocker for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011**Silver medal : 2009**Bronze medal : 2003*Asian Games...
, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Arash Keshavarzi, Arash KamalvandArash KamalvandArash Kamalvand is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team.-National team:*Asian Championship**Gold medal : 2011*Asian Games**Silver medal : 2010*Asian Cup...
and Amir Ghafour. Head Coach: Julio VelascoJulio VelascoJulio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...