Behnam Mahmoudi
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| Full name | Behnam Mahmoudi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 25, 1980 Meyaneh, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Behnam Mahmoudi (Persian: بهنام محمودی, born April 25, 1980, in Meyaneh) is an Iranian former volleyball player, who capped for more than 8 years in the Iran National Volleyball Team of the year 1998–2006. His brother Shahram Mahmoudi is also a successful international player.
Mahmoudi was famous for being the first Iranian volleyball player to ever play professionally outside of his country in a world top league when he signed for Perugia Volley in the first division of Italian Volleyball League, Serie A1. He was vice-chairman of the fourth City Council of Karaj .
Honours
National team
- Asian Championship
- Bronze medal (1): 2003
- Asian Games
- Silver medal (1): 2002
Club
- AVC Club Championships
- Iranian Volleyball Super League
- Champions (4): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Paykan
Individual
- MVP: 1999 Asian Championship
- Best Server: 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament
- Best Scorer: 2000 Asian Club Championship
- Best Server: 2001 Asian Club Championship
- MVP: 2002 Asian Club Championship
