Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi ( fa, سید محمد موسوی عراقی, born 22 August 1987 in

Dezful Dezful ( fa, دزفول, pronounced , Dezfuli dialect: Desfil, pronounced ) also Romanized as Dezfūl and Dezfool; also known as Dīzfūl and Ab I Diz is a city and capital of Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its popu ...

) is an Iranian

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player, who plays as a middle blocker for the

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Name

His family is originally from Arak 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

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, China. He was named twice the Best Blocker in

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. 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 Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

. He played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam,

Paykan Tehran Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967. Teams * Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League * Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League *Paykan Cycling Club T ...

, Giti Pasand Isfahan,

Kalleh Mazandaran Kalleh Mazandaran Volleyball Club ( fa, باشگاه والیبال کاله مازندران, Bâshgâh-e Vâlibâl-e Kâle-ye Mâzandarân) was an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Amol, Iran. The team was owned by Solico Group - Kal ...

, 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

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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 AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia and ...

in September 2019. Mohammad Mousavi has been named as the best blocker of the PlusLiga season.

Sporting achievements

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Bronze medal world centered-2

Qatar 2010 – with

* AVC Asian Club Championship ** Gold medal asia

Bahrain 2007 – with

Kazakhstan 2008 – with

United Arab Emirates 2009 – with

China 2010 – with

Iran 2013 – with

Philippines 2014 – with Matin Varamin ** Bronze medal asia

Chinese Taipei 2015 – with

Myanmar 2016 – with

Vietnam 2017 – with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran * National championships ** 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2013/2014 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with Matin Varamin ** 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with

** 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran ** 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran ** 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran * National team ** 2004 Silver medal asia

AVC Asian U21 Championship ** 2005 Gold medal asia

AVC Asian U19 Championship ** 2006 Gold medal asia

AVC Asian U21 Championship ** 2007 Bronze medal world centered-2

FIVB U21 World Championship ** 2008 Simple gold cup

AVC Asian Cup ** 2009 Silver medal asia

AVC Asian Championship ** 2010 Simple gold cup

AVC Asian Cup ** 2010 Silver medal with cup

Asian Games ** 2011 Gold medal asia

AVC Asian Championship ** 2013 Gold medal asia

AVC Asian Championship ** 2014 Gold medal with cup

Asian Games ** 2017 Simple bronze cup

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** 2018

Asian Games ** 2019 Gold medal asia

AVC Asian Championship

Individually

References

External links

FIVB profile

Player profile at World Olympic Qualification tournament

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mousavi, Mohammad 1987 births Living people Iranian men's volleyball players Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland AZS Olsztyn players People from Dezful Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic volleyball players of Iran Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Middle blockers Sportspeople from Khuzestan province 21st-century Iranian people