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José Biriukov

José Biriukov

Spanish-Soviet basketball player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Biriukov and the second or maternal family name is Aguirregaviria.

José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (Russian: Хосе Бирюков Агиррегавирия Khose Biryukov Agirregaviriya, born 3 February 1963)[1] is a retired Spanish-Soviet professional basketball player. He was born in Moscow to a Russian father and a mother of Basque origin. Biriukov began playing basketball for Dynamo Moscow basketball team, before moving to Spain at the age of 20 to play for Real Madrid. He played a total of 11 seasons in Real Madrid, 22 games in the USSR national team and 67 for the Spain men's national basketball team.

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He played as shooting guard and was a good three points shooter, using a particular style of shooting the ball flat to the basket. One of his most famous international games was playing the 1988 McDonald's Open against Boston Celtics.

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    "Chechu Biriukov: ANIVERSARIO DE BARCELONA 92". El País. 28 Jul 2017.
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