Jose Biriukov

José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (Russian: Хосе Александрович Бирюков, Khose Aleksandrovich Biryukov; born 3 February 1963) 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.

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)