TEHRAN – Former Iran middle blocker Adel Gholami was named the new head coach of the country’s U-18 volleyball team.
The technical committee of Iran volleyball federation, lead by the federation’s caretaker Vahid Moradi, selected Gholami for the position.
Gholami was a member of Iran senior volleyball team and announced his retirement last year.
As a player, he won two gold medals at the 2013 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Dubai and 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
The 15th Asian Men’s U-18 Volleyball Championship will be held in Bahrain from July 28 to August 4.