MAROUFLAKRANI Mir Saeid

Islamic Republic of Iran

Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.89/6'2''

Place of birth: URMIA

Birth Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Volleyball	Men IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A #05 POL Poland 2 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 3	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A #07 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 3 VEN Venezuela 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A #13 CAN Canada 3 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 0	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A #23 ITA Italy 3 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 1	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A #29 JPN Japan 3 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2014	Poland
13	Men	2018
19	Men	2010	Italy

Nations League - Final Round

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Men	2019	United States of America

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Men	2019	Japan

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2018	Indonesia

Asian Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Islamic Republic of Iran

Grand Champions Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2017	Japan

Agha-ye khas [Mr Special]. (urmia-sport.com, 08 Feb 2013)

Occupation:

Physical Education

Languages spoken:

English, Persian, Turkish

Beijing BAIC Motor [Beijing, CHN] since 2019/20

Liu Xudong [club], CHN; Vladimir Alekno [national], RUS

Position style:

Setter (volleyball.world, 30 Mar 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His uncle Jahangir Seyed-Abbasi represented the Islamic Republic of Iran in volleyball, while his other uncle Vahid Seyed-Abbasi played the sport at national level in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (negahmedia.ir, 20 Jun 2014)

National league:

Chinese Volleyball Super League [CHN] (6park.news, 26 Mar 2021)

He began playing professional volleyball at age 17 in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. (urmia-sport.com, 08 Feb 2013)

He followed his uncles into the sport. He also competed in basketball, handball and cross-country running in his youth, but decided to focus on volleyball in 2001 when he was selected for the national youth team. (negahmedia.ir, 20 Jun 2014; volleyball.world, 21 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"I don't want to be like any other player. Every player has his own character and style, so it's better to play like yourself. I try to play like myself." (volleyball.world, 21 Feb 2021)

He was named Best Foreign Player of the 2020/21 Chinese Volleyball Super League season. (volleychina.org, 26 Mar 2021)

In 2020 he was named on Volleyball World's Roster 100 list of best players of the past decade. (volleyball.world, 21 Feb 2021)

He was named Best Setter in the 2014 World League. (fivb.org, 24 Jul 2014)

He received the Most Valuable Player [MVP] and Best Setter awards at the 2013 Asian Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (gulfnews.com, 07 Oct 2013)

He was named Best Setter at the 2012 and 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Tokyo, Japan. (FIVB, 10 Jun 2012)

He received the Best Setter award at the 2010 Asian Cup in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran. (volleyballindia.com, 07 Aug 2010)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/saeedmaroof4444/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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