Saeid Marouf
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| Full name | Mir Saeid Marouf Lakrani | ||||
| Born |
October 20, 1985 Urmia, Iran | ||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 3.32 m | ||||
| Block | 3.20 m | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club |
 Shahrdari Urmia | ||||
| Number | 4 | ||||
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Mir Saeid Marouf Lakrani (Persian: میر سعید معروف لكرانی, born 20 October 1985 in Urmia) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as a setter for the Iranian national team which he captains.
He was named Best Setter at the 2014 World League and MVP at the 2013 Asian Championship. Marouf was named Iranian Sportsmen of the year for 1394 (2015–16) of the Iranian calendar by an Iranian TV show.[1]
Career
Marouf was born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran in an Azeri family with a history of involvement in volleyball including his uncles Jahangir Seyyed Abbasi, Nobakht Seyyed Abbasi, Khoshbakht Seyyed Abbasi, and his former teammate Vahid Seyyed Abbasi.[2]
National team
Marouf's first national game was for Iran boys national volleyball team in 2001 and 4 years later, he joined the Iran men's national volleyball team. in 2007,marouf became a constant member of men's national team but due to conflicts and disagreements, marouf decided not to continue playing for men's national team in 2011 but he ultimately returned to team in 2012 and since former captain Alireza Nadi was not invited to the team by then-head coach Julio Velasco, marouf became the team captain ever since.
Clubs in Iran
He started his career in his hometown volleyball club Urmia Moqavemat he has also played for Sanam Tehran Sports Club, Shahrdari Urmia VC, Matin Varamin VC, Esteghlal Gonbad, Saipa Tehran, Damash Gilan, Kalleh Mazandaran. Marouf's first championship experience in Iranian Volleyball Super League was with Sanam Tehran Sports Club and in 2011-2012 season he plays for Kalleh Mazandaran and he celebrates the Iranian Volleyball Super League championship with his team for the second time.He in 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship tournament won the championship with Matin Varamin VC.in 2014 he signes a two-year contract with Shahrdari Urmia VC but halfway through the season he terminates the contract and subsequently joins the Zenit Kazan
Zenit Kazan
After years of speculation regarding his presence at a European club, on 27 December 2014 Marouf signed a one-year contract with Russian Super League champions Zenit Kazan with an option for a one-year extension.[3] The contract is worth over 1 million dollars, making Marouf one of the world's highest-paid volleyball players.[4]
On 25 January 2015, Marouf made his debut in the Russian Super League for Zenit Kazan in a 3–0 straight-sets win over Dynamo Krasnodar.[5]
Honours
National team
- Asian Championship
- Asian Games
- Asian Cup
- Asian Junior Championship
- Silver medal (1): 2004
- World Youth Championship
- Bronze medal (1): 2003
- Asian Youth Championship
- Silver medal (1): 2003
Club
- European Champions League
- Gold medal (1): 2015 (Zenit)
- Asian Championship
- Russian Super League
- Champions (1): 2015 (Zenit)
- Iranian Super League
Individual
- Most Popular Player: 2009 Asian Championship
- Best Setter: 2010 Asian Cup
- Best Setter: 2013 Asian Championship
- Most Valuable Player: 2013 Asian Championship
- Best Setter: 2014 World League
- Iranian Sportsmen of the Year: 1394[6]
References
- ↑ http://90tv.ir/video/228523/%D8%B3%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-94
- ↑ "Biography-pr". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Zenit Kazan officially signed Saeid Marouf and will arrive by 10 January". www.russiavolley.com. Russia Volley. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "RUS M: Marouf's transfer worth more than $ 1 million". www.worldofvolley.com. WorldofVolley. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Saeid Marouf makes debut for Zenit Kazan". Tehran Times. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ http://90tv.ir/video/228523/%D8%B3%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-94
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Preceded by Bruno Rezende |
Best Setter of FIVB World League 2014 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Toniutti |
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