Farhad Nazari Afshar

Farhad Nazari Afshar
Personal information
Full name	Farhad Nazari Afshar
Born	(1984-05-22) May 22, 1984 (age 40) Tehran, Iran
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	3.45 m (136 in)
Block	3.31 m (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Number	12
Career
Years Teams 2003–2005 2005–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 Etka Saipa Kalleh Matin Shahrdari Urmia Sarmayeh[1]
National team
2008–2017 Iran
Honours Representing  Iran Men's volleyball World Grand Champions Cup 2017 Japan Team Asian Championship 2011 Tehran Team 2009 Manila Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team AVC Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2010 Urmia Team

Farhad Nazari Afshar (Persian: فرهاد نظری افشار, born 22 May 1984 in Tehran) is an Iranian volleyball player, who former plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team of the year 2009–2017.^[2] Nazari Afshar announced his retirement on Sunday in Osaka after 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup.^[3]

Honours

National team

• World Grand Champions Cup
  • Bronze medal (1): 2017
• Asian Championship
  • Gold medal (1): 2011
  • Silver medal (1): 2009
• Asian Games
  • Silver medal (1): 2010
• AVC Cup
  • Gold medal (2): 2008, 2010

Club

• Iranian Super League
  • Champions (3): 2012 (Kalleh), 2014 (Matin), 2016 (Sarmayeh)

Individual

• Best scorer: 2009 Asian Club Championship
• Most valuable player: 2010 AVC Cup

References

1. 2015–16 Iranian super league teams' rosters (in Persian) Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
2. Worldofvolley
3. Nazari Afshar announces retirement from Iran national volleyball team

External links

• FIVB Profile