Iran: Marouf said goodbye to the National Team

It’s official that Saeid Marouf said goodbye to the Iran Men’s Volleyball National Team.
After 16 years in the senior national team, and three years in youth categories prior to that, the very popular setter will no longer defend the colors of Iran, and this news has confirmed for media in the country by the director of the national team, Amir Khoshkhabar.

Since 2005, the 35-year-old star won nine medals with Iran, six of which were gold medals (two each in the Asian Championship, Asian Games, and Asian Cup). Individually, he was named, among other awards, as the MVP and Best Setter of the 2013 Asian Championship, Best Setter of the 2014 World League, Iranian Sportsmen of the Year in 2014 and 2015, and Best Male Volleyball Player in Iran of the Year 2017.