José Biriukov


José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria 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.

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