Amir Ghafour

Amir Ghafour
Amir Ghafour
Personal information
Nickname	Emperor
Nationality	Iranian
Born	6 June 1991 (age 33); Kashan, Iran
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	371 cm (146 in)
Block	350 cm (138 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite spiker
Current club	Shahdab Yazd
Number	10
Career
2009–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2017–2018; 2018–2019; 2019–2020; 2020–2021; 2021–2022; 2022–2023; 2023–2023; 2023–2023; 2023	Barij Essence Kashan; Matin Varamin; Paykan Tehran; Saipa Tehran; Vero Volley Monza; Cucine Lube Civitanova; Bursa B.B. SK; Foolad Sepahan Isfahan; Shahdab Yazd; Ghaz Al-Junoob SC; Shahdab Yazd; CS Rapid București
National team
2011–2022	Iran
Honours
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 Iranian club Shahdab Yazd. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.

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.^[1]

In 2023, it's announced that Amir Ghafour ended his national team career.^[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]