Samira Imani Fouladi

Samira Imani Fouladi is a former Iranian volleyball player and current coach. She is one of the most decorated female volleyball players in Iran and the first Iranian woman to coach a European volleyball club.https://www.qudsonline.ir/news/774888https://www.eghtesadnews.com/بخش-اخبار-سایر-رسانه-ها-61/451037

 Coaching career 
 Head coach of Porto Volleyball Club, Portugal, champion of Portuguese Premier League 2022.https://www.irna.ir/news/84522768/یک-ایرانی-مربی-پورتو-شد/https://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/645085/بانوی-ایرانی-مربی-تیم-والیبال-پورتو-شدhttps://www.varzesh3.com/news/1788727
 Head coach of Saipa Volleyball Club, champion of Iranian Premier League 2024.https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6455394
 Coach of Iran senior national team at the 2017 Middle Asia Championship in Maldives, achieving first place.https://www.etemadonline.com/tags/سمیرا_ایمانی_فولادی
 Player-coach of Giti Pasand club, champion of 2011 Iranian Volleyball League.
 Head coach of Isfahan province youth team, champion from 2017 to 2022.https://www.irna.ir/news/85713235/سرمربی-سایپا-با-قدرت-به-پورتو-بر-می-گردم/

 Playing career 
 Seven championship titles in the Iranian Premier Volleyball League.
 Best league player in 2005, 2006, and 2007.https://www.bbc.com/persian/sport-59851417.amp
 Member of the Iranian women's national volleyball team from 2002 to 2018.
 Runner-up at the 2004 Islamic Countries Championship in Doha, Qatar.

 Management career 
 Director of women's sports at Foolad Mahan Sepahan Club (2011).
 Technical director of Saipa senior team and volleyball academy (2024).
 Recognized as a top female athlete in Iran in 2008.

 Education 
 Honorary doctorate from the World Elite Association (2021).
 Master's degree in Physical Education and Sport Sciences (2014).

 Coaching certifications 
 International Level 2 coaching certificate (2018).https://www.isna.ir/news/1400100603453

 References 

 Other websites 
 https://www.qudsonline.ir/news/774888
 https://www.eghtesadnews.com/بخش-اخبار-سایر-رسانه-ها-61/451037
 https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1788727
 https://www.irna.ir/news/84522768/یک-ایرانی-مربی-پورتو-شد/
 https://www.irna.ir/news/85713235/سرمربی-سایپا-با-قدرت-به-پورتو-بر-می-گردم/
 https://www.etemadonline.com/tags/سمیرا_ایمانی_فولادی
 https://www.entekhab.ir/fa/news/645085/بانوی-ایرانی-مربی-تیم-والیبال-پورتو-شد
 https://www.bbc.com/persian/sport-59851417.amp
 https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6455394
 https://www.mehrnews.com/news/6434506
 https://www.pana.ir/بخش-ورزشی-85/1226648
 https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468784
 https://women.volleybox.net/samira-imani-fouladi-p76680/clubs
 https://en.imna.ir/news/327498
 https://en.irna.ir/news/84526908/Iranian-coach-of-Porto-women-volleyball-team-says-Hijab-didn-t/
 https://en.mehrnews.com/news/182430/Iranian-female-volleyball-player-joins-a-Portuguese-team/

Category:Iranian sportspeople