Nickname
"Norwegians call me 'tank', the French call me 'alien', and Koreans call me the 'emperor' of technique. I personally prefer Yousef Karami," he says. (tebyan.net, 04 Aug 2005)
Hobbies
Billiards and football. (NOC, 27 Jun 2007)
Language(s) spoken
Persian
Coach
Reza Mehmandust, Fariborz Asgari (IRI) (tehrantimes, 24 Nov 2009; tkdbank.org, 29 Oct 2011)
Other sports
He also played football. "I was playing with Homa club although I never scored a goal." (tebyan.net, 04 Aug 2005)
Other sports
One of his younger brothers is in the national junior taekwondo team. His wife Atyeh Nozari was also a taekwondo competitor at state level but stopped after her marriage to Yousef. His father-in-law is also a taekwondo coach in Karaj. (tebyan.net, 04 Aug 2005)
