Farnoosh Sheikhi Explained

Farnoosh Sheikhi
Nationality:Iranian
Birth Date:13 May 1990
Birth Place:Gorgan, Iran
Hometown:Tehran
Nickname:Farnooshi
Weight:68kg (150lb)[1]
Height:[2]
Spike:2.85 m
Block:2.75 m
Position:Middle blocker
Currentnumber:16
Currentclub:Dauphines Charleroi

Farnoosh Sheikhi (Persian: فرنوش شیخی; born 13 May 1990) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for Iran women's national volleyball team since 2009. She was a member of the national team in 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship. Sheikhi plays for Dauphines Charleroi as a middle blocker.[3] [4] She is first Iranian player in volleyball Belgian League, and first player who wear veil.[5]

Individuals:2012 Iranian super cup "best blocker"2013 Iranian superleague "fair play"2013 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker"2014 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker"2015 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker"2016 Iranian superleague "first best middle blocker"2016 Iranian superleague "MVP"2017 central Asian championship "best middle blocker"

Personal life

In May 2017, Sheikhi married Kaveh Rezaei, a footballer who plays as a striker for R. Charleroi S.C. in Belgian First Division A.[6] Her father was a hosteler and died in a plane crash in January 2019.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WorldofVolley :: Farnoosh Sheikhi . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614184956/https://www.worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/19249/farnoosh-sheikhi.html. dead. 14 June 2019. 3 May 2019. English.
  2. Web site: CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball . 3 May 2019. English.
  3. Web site: Farnoosh Sheikhi - Women Volleybox.net . 3 May 2019. English.
  4. Web site: She is the best volleyball player in the country . 3 May 2019. Dutch.
  5. Web site: Volleyball: Farnoosh Sheikhi (Charleroi) can play with a veil. 3 May 2019. French.
  6. News: ازدواج کاوه رضایی با ملی‌پوش والیبال ایران +عکس . 3 May 2017. Persian.
  7. News: درگذشت پدر همسر لژیونر فوتبال و بازیکن سابق استقلال در سانحهٔ هوایی . https://web.archive.org/web/20200404135216/https://90tv.ir/news/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D9%84%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C. dead. 4 April 2020. 3 May 2017. Persian.