José Biriukov

{{short description|Spanish-Soviet basketball player}}

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| position = Shooting guard

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|02|03}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| nationality = Spanish / Russian

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| career_start = 1983

| career_end = 1995

| years1 = 1983–1984

| team1 = Dynamo Moscow

| years2 = 1984–1995

| team2 = Real Madrid

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José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (Russian: Хосе Александрович Бирюков, Khose Aleksandrovich Biryukov; born 3 February 1963){{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2017/07/28/actualidad/1501257880_787657.html|title=Chechu Biriukov: ANIVERSARIO DE BARCELONA 92|date=28 Jul 2017|website=El País}} 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.

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Domestic

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