Ahsanollah Shirkavand (Persian: احسنالله شیرکوند; born 18 March 1981 in Varamin, Tehran Province) is an Iranian volleyball libero.[1] After playing at the Asian Youth Games, he was invited to the Iran Men's National Volleyball Team and played for it from 1998 to 2000 who finished fourth at the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. Shirkavand continued playing for the National Team under the coaching of Julio Velasco until 2013, when he was forced to leave national games due to injury.[2]
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| Born | March 18, 1981[1] Varamin, Tehran Province, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 3.00 m (118 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 2.96 m (117 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | libero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Shahrdari Varamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clubs edit
Bazyaft-e Tehran, Bargh Tehran, Paykan Tehran (seven years in total), Saipa Alborz (two years), Sanam Tehran (two years), Persepolis (one year), Petrochimi Mahshahr (one year), Shahrdari Urmia (one year), Shahrdari Varamin (three years).
Shirkavand started his national professional career with Iran's men's Iran men's national under-19 volleyball teamUnder-19, Under-21, and finally with the National team. He has finished first with Paykan Club three times and with Sanam Tehran once, while finishing second with Shahrdari Varamin twice. Among other titles gained by him are a second place with Sanam Tehran and a third place with Shahrdari Urmia.
Honours edit
Starting with Persepolis Club in Tehran in 1995, Shirkavand has played for a number of Iranian clubs.
National team edit
Club edit
- with Paykan Tehran:
Gold medal: three times at Asian Championship
Silver medal: one time at Asian Championship
- with Matin Varamin:
- Gold medal: one time at Asian Championship
- with Saipa Tehran:
- Silver medal: one time at Asian Championship
- with Paykan Tehran:
Bronze medal: one time at World Championship (2010)
- with Paykan Tehran:
- 4th place: one time at World Championship (2009)
- with Matin Varamin:
- 4th place: one time at World Championship (2013)
Individual edit
- Best libero: 1998 Junior Championship[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ahsanollah Shirkavand » movies :: Volleybox.net". volleybox.net. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "بهترین توپگیر جهان ريیس هیئت والیبال شهرستان ورامین شد - خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency". mehrnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "Game Result". 2002-12-18. Archived from the original on 2002-12-18. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "کسب عنوان بهترین توپگیر مسابقات جهانی را به مردم ایران تقدیم می کنم - پایگاه خبری تحلیلی نماینده". namayande.com. Retrieved 2019-06-15.