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{{Short description|Iranian volleyball player (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name         = Behnam Mahmoudi
| image        = Behnam Mahmoudi.jpg
| fullname     = Behnam Mahmoudi
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Meyaneh]], [[Iran]]
| death_date  = 
| death_place =  
| height       = {{height|m=2.00|precision=0}}
| position     = Opposite
| currentclub  = 
| currentnumber= 
| years        = 1996-2000<br>2000-2001<br>2001<br>2001-2002<br>2002<br>2002<br>2002-2003<br>2003-2004<br>2004-2005<br>2005<br>2005-2006<br>2006<br>2007<br>2007-2008<br>2008-2009
| clubs        = {{flagicon|IRN}} Paykan Tehran<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Lupi Santa Croce<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Sanam Tehran<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Paykan Tehran<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Lupi Santa Croce<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Paykan Tehran<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Sanam Tehran<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Pegah Urmia<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Paykan Tehran<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Pallavolo Reima Crema<br>{{flagicon|IRI}} Aidaneh Chaldoran<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} Perugia Volley<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Pegah Urmia<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Steel Azin Tehran<br>{{flagicon|IRN}} Erteashat Sanati
| nationalyears = 1998–2006
| nationalteam = {{vb|Iran}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry| {{IRI}} }}
{{MedalSport| Men's [[volleyball]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | [[Volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games|Team]]}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Men's Volleyball Championship|Asian Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2003 Men's Asian Volleyball Championship|2003 Tianjin]] | Team}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[[Islamic Solidarity Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2005 Islamic Solidarity Games|2005 Saudi Arabia]] | [[Volleyball at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games|Team]]}} 
}}

'''Behnam Mahmoudi''' ({{langx|fa|بهنام محمودی}}, born April 25, 1980, in [[Meyaneh]]) is an Iranian former [[volleyball]] player, who capped for more than 8 years in the [[Iran men's national volleyball team|Iran National Volleyball Team]] of the year 1998–2006. His brother [[Shahram Mahmoudi]] is also a successful [[Iran men's national volleyball team|international]] player.

Mahmoudi was famous for being the first [[Iran]]ian 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 Men's Volleyball Championship|Asian Championship]]
**'''Bronze medal''' (1): [[2003 Men's Asian Volleyball Championship|2003]]
*[[Volleyball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
**'''Silver medal''' (1): [[Volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]]

===Club===
*[[Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|AVC Club Championships]]
**'''Gold medal''' (1): [[2002 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship|2002]], Paykan
**'''Silver medal''' (2): [[2000 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship|2000]], [[2004 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship|2004]], Paykan
**'''Bronze medal''' (1): [[1999 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship|1999]], Paykan
*[[Iranian Volleyball Super League]]
**'''Champions''' (4): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Paykan

===Individual===
*'''MVP:''' [[1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship|1999 Asian Championship]]
*'''Best Server:''' [[2004 FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournaments|2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament]]
*'''Best Scorer:''' [[2000 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|2000 Asian Club Championship]]
*'''Best Server:''' [[2001 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|2001 Asian Club Championship]]
*'''MVP:''' [[2002 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|2002 Asian Club Championship]]

==External links==
*[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/men/2006/Teams/VB_PlayerDB.asp?No=118445 FIVB Men's World Championship Japan 2006 Profile]

{{Iran Squad 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship}}
{{Iran Squad 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship}}
{{Iran Squad 2006 FIVB Men's World Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmoudi, Behnam}}
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Iranian men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mianeh]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Iran]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Iranian sportsperson-politicians]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
[[Category:People from Mianeh, East Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Iran]]
[[Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in volleyball]]

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