Mehrad Atashi ( fa, مهراد آتشی , born February 25, 1986, in Rey,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) is an Iranian professional

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player. He currently plays for Chemidor Qom in

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as well as with the

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, as a

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National team

He was selected to play for Iran national team in 2010 World Championship held in

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. And also was a member of national team in

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.
2011 FIBA Asia Championship

Honours

National team

* Asian Under-18 Championship **Gold medal: 2004

Club

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**Gold medal: 2009, 2010 (Mahram) * West Asian Championship **Gold medal: 2009, 2010 (Mahram) * Iranian Super League **Champions: 2005 (Sanam),

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, 2009, 2010, 2011 (Mahram)

References

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