Mir Saeid Marouf Lakerani ( fa, میرسعید معروف لاكرانی, born 20 October 1985) is an Iranian

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setter. He was the captain of the

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. He was named best setter at the 2014 World League and 2008, 2012 and 2016

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qualifying tournaments, as well as most valuable player at the 2013 Asian Championship. He participated in the

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and

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. He was voted Iranian Sportsmen of the year for (2015–16) of the

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by an Iranian Saeid Marouf in Iran training

Career

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

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was not invited to the team by then-head coach

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, Marouf became the team captain ever since. Marouf In the

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was selected as the Most valuable player. He was introduced as the Best setter in at 2014 FIVB World League above

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and

Dragan Travica Dragan Travica (born 28 August 1986) is an Italian volleyball player, former member of the Italy men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Olympiacos Piraeus, bronze medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games, silver medalist at the E ...

Clubs in Iran

He started his career in his hometown volleyball club Urmia Moqavemat he has also played for

Sanam Tehran Sanam Tehran Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی صنام تهران, ''Bâshgâh-e Varzeshi-ye Sanâm-e Tehrân'') was an Iranian multisport club based in Tehran, Iran. Basketball * Iranian Super League :Winners (2): 2003, 2005 :Runners-up ...

, Shahrdari Urmia, Matin Varamin, Esteghlal Gonbad,

Saipa Tehran Saipa Tehran Athletic and Cultural Club is an Iranian multisport club based in Tehran and Karaj, Iran. The club was founded in 1989. Teams * Saipa Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League * Saipa Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian ...

Damash Gilan Sport Club Damash Gilan ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی داماش گیلان, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Damash Gilân''), commonly known as Damash Gilan, also spelled Damash Guilan, is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, that competes ...

, Kalleh Mazandaran. Marouf's first championship experience in

Iranian Volleyball Super League The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVSL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargad Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first ...

was with

and in 2011-2012 season he plays for Kalleh Mazandaran and he celebrates the

championship with his team for the second time. He in 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship tournament won the championship with Matin Varamin. in 2014 he signes a two-year contract with Shahrdari Urmia but halfway through the season he terminates the contract and subsequently joins the

Zenit Kazan VC Zenit-Kazan (russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (10-time ...

. Marouf in 2016 year join to Iran's most successful team

Paykan Tehran Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967. Teams * Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League * Paykan Volleyball Club, competing in the Iranian Super League *Paykan Cycling Club ...

Zenit Kazan

After years of speculation regarding his presence at a European club, on 27 December 2014 Marouf signed a one-year contract with

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champions

with an option for a one-year extension. The contract was worth over 1 million

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which made Marouf one of the world's highest-paid volleyball players in 2014 . 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.

Beijing BAIC Motor

Marouf after 2019 VNL transferred to

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for played in Beijing BAIC Motor.

Personal life

Marouf was born in

Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an a ...

, West Azerbaijan,

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in a family with a history of involvement in volleyball including his uncles

Jahangir Seyyed Abbasi Jahangir Seyyed Abbasi ( fa, جهانگیر سیدعباسی, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is a former volleyball player from Iran for Shahrdari Urmia VC in Iranian Volleyball Super League, he is coach of Shahrdari Urmia in Iranian Volleyb ...

, Nobakht Seyyed Abbasi, Khoshbakht Seyyed Abbasi, and his former teammate

Vahid Seyyed Abbasi Vahid Seyyed Abbasi ( fa, وحید سیدعباسی, born in Urmia, West Azerbaijan) is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a Setter for Shahrdari Urmia VC in Iranian Volleyball Super League The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVS ...

. In school, he participated in other sports, including

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and Handball.

Social activity

Marouf, along with popular athletes such as

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Mun ...

Hamid Sourian Hamid Sourian Reihanpour ( fa, حمید سوریان ریحان‌پور; born 24 August 1985) is a retired Iranian wrestler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greco-Roman wrestlers of all time. Sourian is 2012 Summer Olympic games gol ...

and Behdad Salimi, acted as a helper in the fight to eradicate poverty and hunger in the

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Honours

National team

* World Grand Champions Cup **Bronze medal (1):

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**Gold medal (2):

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**Silver medal (1):

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**Gold medal (2):

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**Silver medal (1):

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**Gold medal (2):

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* Asian U20 Championship **Silver medal (1):

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* U19 World Championship **Bronze medal (1):

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* Asian U18 Championship **Silver medal (1):

Club

* European Champions League **Gold medal (1):

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(Zenit Kazan) *

**Gold medal (3): 2008 , 2022 (Paykan Tehran),

(Matin Varamin) *

**Champions (1):

(Zenit Kazan) * Iranian Super League **Champions (3):

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(Sanam Tehran),

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(Kalleh Mazandaran),

(Matin Varamin) *

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**Champions (1):

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(Beijing BAIC Motor) Volleyball, match between Iran and Egypt at the Olympic Games in 2016 25

Individual

*Best Setter: 2008 3rd World Olympic Qualification Tournament *Most Popular Player: 2009 Asian Championship *Best Setter: 2010 Asian Cup *Best Setter: 2012 1st World Olympic Qualification TournamentMir Saeid Marouflakrani
nbcolympics.com *Best Setter: 2013 Asian Championship *Most Valuable Player: 2013 Asian Championship *Best Setter: 2014 World League *Iranian Sportsmen of the Year: 2014 (Media - ISNA) *Iranian Sportsmen of the Year: 2015 (

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)وبسایت رسمی برنامه ۹۰ - سعید معروف، برترین ورزشکار سال 94
90tv.ir. Retrieved on 2016-09-05. *Iran's Best Volleyball Player of the Year: 2014-15, 2016–17 (VLI) *Best Setter: 2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament *Best Asian Athlete of the Year: 2016 (

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) *Best Foreign Player: 2020–21 Chinese Super League

References

External links

*
FIVB biographyZenit Kazan biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marouf, Saeid 1985 births Living people Iranian men's volleyball players People from Urmia Setters (volleyball) Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic volleyball players of Iran Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Iranian expatriate sportspeople in China Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics VC Zenit Kazan players Fenerbahçe volleyballers