Hamzeh Zarini ( fa, حمزه زرینی, born October 18, 1985 in

Eslamshahr Eslamshahr ( fa, اسلامشهر, also romanized as Eslāmshahr), is a city and capital of Eslamshahr County, Tehran Province, Iran. According to the 2016 census the city has a population of 548,620 which includes 279,282 men and 269,338 women. ...

) is a

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player from

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, who plays as an outside spiker for the

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and Haraz Amol club. He competed at the

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. Zarini two named Most Valuable Player in Asian Club Championship. Zarini in 2005 was invited to Iran national team. He won two gold and a silver team medal at

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Honours

National team

**Gold medal (2): 2011,

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**Silver medal (2): 2009, 2015 * Asian Games **Silver medal (1): 2010 * Asian Cup **Gold medal (2):

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, 2010 *

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**Silver medal (1): 2005 * Asian U20 Championship **Silver medal (1): 2004

Club

**Gold medal (4): 2011 (Paykan),

(Kalleh),

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(Khatam),

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(Paykan)

Individual

*MVP: 2008 AVC Cup *Best server: 2010 Asian Games *Best server: 2011 Asian Club Championship *MVP: 2011 Asian Club Championship *MVP: 2013 Asian Club Championship *Best outside spiker: 2015 Asian Volleyball Championship *MVP: 2018 Asian Club Championship

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FIVB biography
1985 births Living people Iranian men's volleyball players Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Olympic volleyball players for Iran Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Outside hitters Sportspeople from Tehran province {{Iran-volleyball-bio-stub