Brazilian player Bruno Tiago joins Iran’s Hoorsun

TEHRAN – Brazilian outside spiker Bruno Tiago Da Silva has joined Iranian volleyball club Hoorsun Ramsar.

The 33-year-old player has penned a contract with the Iranian club for the 2020-21 Iran Volleyball Super League which will start on Sept. 9.

Bruno Tiago has previous played in Brazilian, Swiss and Cypriot clubs.

The new season will be held in two rounds of preliminary and playoffs. In the preliminary round the competition will be played in a two-legged system. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs round.

The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian Volleyball League system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargard Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the First Division. In 1997, the league system was revamped and the Iranian Super League was established.

Paykan Tehran, which have captured the Asian Men’s Club Championship for 7 times including 6 in a row (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011), have won 12, the most titles in the new Super League.