José Biriukov

José Biriukov

Personal information
Born	(1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 Moscow
Nationality	Soviet / Spanish
Position	Small forward
Career history
1983–1984	Dynamo Moscow
1984–1995	Real Madrid

José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (born 3 February 1963) is a retired Spanish and Soviet professional basketball player. Born in Moscow, with a Russian father and a mother of Basque origin. 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 Spanish national team.

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.

Career achievements

Club titles

International

• European League: 1 (with Real Madrid: 1994–95)
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 2 (with Real Madrid: 1988–89, 1991–92)
• Korać Cup: 1 (with Real Madrid: 1987–88)

Domestic

• Spanish League: 4 (with Real Madrid: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94)
• Spanish Cup: 4 (with Real Madrid: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1992–93)
• Spanish Supercup: 1 (with Real Madrid: 1985)