Amir Ghafour
Amir Ghafour (Persian: امیر غفور; born 6 June 1991) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for the Iranian national team and Iranian club Foolad Sepahan Isfahan.
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| Nickname | Emperor | ||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||
| Born | 6 June 1991 Kashan, Iran | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 354 cm (139 in) | ||||
| Block | 334 cm (131 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Opposite spiker | ||||
| Current club | Foolad Sepahan Isfahan | ||||
| Number | 10 | ||||
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Career
National team
He was invited to national team in 2011 and made his debut in the adult Iranian national team and participated in the Asian Championship, when Iran won inaugural gold medals. Ghafour debut national game as a fix player in 2012 Summer Olympics qualification with invitations Julio Velasco. Ghafour helped the Iran national team win the second gold medal Asian Championship in 2013 and was named Best Spiker in the tournament. Ghafour competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. He helped Iran to win a bronze medal in 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup and Iran Best scorer with 90 point.[1]
Clubs
Amir Ghafour's career began in 2009, with the Barij Essence Kashan. He after 9 consecutive years played in different Iranian teams like Paykan Tehran, and in 2019 year move to Italian SuperLega. He after having played his first season in Italy with the Vero Volley Monza, joined to the Cucine Lube Civitanova.[2][3]
Sporting achievements
- FIVB Club World Championship
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 2018/2019 – with Vero Volley Monza
- National championships
- 2015/2016 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
- 2016/2017 Iranian Championship, with Paykan Tehran
- 2019/2020 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- National team
- 2008 AVC U18 Asian Championship
- 2009 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2010 AVC U20 Asian Championship
- 2011 AVC Asian Championship
- 2013 AVC Asian Championship
- 2014 Asian Games
- 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2018 Asian Games
- 2019 AVC Asian Championship
Individual awards
- 2011: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best Server
- 2013: AVC Asian Championship – Best Spiker
- 2019: AVC Asian Championship – Best Opposite
References
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Official Account at Instagram
Amir Ghafour at European Volleyball Confederation
- Amir Ghafour at WorldofVolley
- Amir Ghafour at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Amir Ghafour at Olympedia