Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)

Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi (born 22 August 1987 in Dezful) is an Iranian volleyball player, who plays as a middle blocker for the Iran men's national volleyball team.
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 Beijing, China. He was named twice the Best Blocker in Asian Championship. 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. He played for Petrochimi Bandar Imam, Paykan Tehran, Giti Pasand Isfahan, Kalleh Mazandaran, 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 Serie A 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 in September 2019. Mohammad Mousavi has been named as the best blocker of the PlusLiga season.
Sporting achievements
FIVB Club World Championship
Qatar 2010 – with Paykan Tehran
AVC Asian Club Championship
Bahrain 2007 – with Paykan Tehran
Kazakhstan 2008 – with Paykan Tehran
United Arab Emirates 2009 – with Paykan Tehran
China 2010 – with Paykan Tehran
Iran 2013 – with Kalleh Mazandaran
Philippines 2014 – with Matin Varamin
Chinese Taipei 2015 – with Paykan Tehran
Myanmar 2016 – with Paykan Tehran
Vietnam 2017 – with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
National championships
2006/2007 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2007/2008 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2008/2009 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2009/2010 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2010/2011 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2012/2013 Iranian Championship, with Kalleh Mazandaran
2013/2014 Iranian Championship, with Matin Varamin
2014/2015 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
2015/2016 Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
2016/2017 Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
2017/2018 Iranian Championship, with Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
National team
2004 AVC Asian U21 Championship
2005 AVC Asian U19 Championship
2006 AVC Asian U21 Championship
2007 FIVB U21 World Championship
2008 AVC Asian Cup
2009 AVC Asian Championship
2010 AVC Asian Cup
2010 Asian Games
2011 AVC Asian Championship
2013 AVC Asian Championship
2014 Asian Games
2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
2018 Asian Games
2019 AVC Asian Championship
2021 AVC Asian Championship
2023 AVC Asian Championship
Individually
Best spiker: 2005 U19 World Championship
Best blocker: 2006 Asian U21 Championship
Best blocker: 2007 Asian Club Championship
Best blocker: 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament
Best blocker: 2009 Asian Championship
Best blocker: 2010 Club World Championship
Best blocker: 2013 Asian Club Championship
Best blocker: 2013 Asian Championship
Best middle blocker: 2014 Asian Club Championship
Best middle blocker: 2015 World Cup
Best middle blocker: 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament
Best middle blocker: 2016 Asian Club Championship
Best middle blocker: 2017 Asian Club Championship
Best middle blocker: 2019 Asian Championship
References
External links
FIVB profile
Player profile at World Olympic Qualification tournament
PlusLiga player profile
1987 births
Living people
Iranian men's volleyball players
Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) 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 for 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