Amir Ghafour

Amir Ghafour
Amir Ghafour
Personal information
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	Bursa B.B. SK
Number	10
Career
2009–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2017–2018; 2018–2019; 2019–2020; 2020–	Barij Essence Kashan; Matin Varamin; Paykan Tehran; Saipa Tehran; Vero Volley Monza; Cucine Lube Civitanova; Bursa B.B. SK
National team
2011–	Iran
Representing Iran
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
AVC Asian Championship

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 Turkish club Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K..[1]

Career

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

FIVB Club World Championship
- Brazil 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
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 U19 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

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