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IRN M: These foreign players will take part in Iranian Super League in 2016/17 (LIST)

by WoV
source: Author: Rahim Rahimzadeh; Photo: imgrum.net

The 30th edition of Iranian Men’s Super League will start on October 19 with participation of 12 teams. Most of them have closed their rosters. As for foreign players, 11 are going to play this season in Iranian Championship, in 7 clubs.

Sarmayeh

Sarmayeh

Most likely, before the league sets off, more foreign and domestic players will join Super League teams. For instance, 2 players, from Cuba and Vietnam, will come to Havash Gonbad on tryout. In case they satisfy club management, they will sign contracts. Moreover, the Vietnamese guy would be the first player from East Asia in the Iranian Championship.

The progress and high level of Iranian volleyball in various FIVB tournaments during the past decade has been attracting many foreign players to play in the Super League. Signings of internationals by Iranian clubs has a history of around 20 years. In recent years, clubs have been employing more and more capable players from abroad who were, at least, in the same high level as local players. Some of them even had even higher quality than Iranian players which brought expansion to Iranian volleyball.

Below is a brief specification of foreign players in Iranian Championship. See the pairs of the first round.

No

Name

Position 

Age

Nationality

Previous club

Current  club

1

Łukasz Żygadło

 

Setter

37

Poland

Diatec Trentino (ITA)

Bank Sarmayeh

2

Vojin Ćaćič

Receiver

 

26

Montenegro

 

Samen Al-Hojaj Mizan Khorasan (IRN)

3

Dragan Travica

Setter

28

Italy

Halkbank Ankara (TUR)

Shahrdari Urmia

4

Olli-Pekka Ojansivu

Opposite

29

Finland

Kokkolan Tiikerit (FIN)

5

Valentin Bratoev

Receiver

29

Bulgaria

Shahrdari Tabriz (IRN)

6

Milan Rašić

Middle blocker

31

Serbia

Samen Al-Hojaj Mizan Khorasan (IRN)

Shahrdari Tabriz

7

Krasimir Georgiev

Middle blocker

21

Bulgaria

Revivre Milano (ITA)

Salehin Varamin

8

Ivan Stanev

Setter

31

Bulgaria

Neftohimik 2010 Burgas (BUL)

Saipa Tehran

9

Simo Dabović

Setter

29

Montenegro

Tannourine Club (LIB)

Omran Shahrdari Sari

10

Miloš Ćulafić

Setter

25

Montenegro

Sir Safety Perugia (ITA)

11

Dobromir Dimitrov

Setter

25

Bulgaria

Sir Safety Perugia (ITA)

Arman Varzesh Ardakan

 

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