Javier Beirán

Javier Beirán
	Iberostar Tenerife
2019–2021	Gran Canaria
2021-2022	Estudiantes
2022-2023	Fuenlabrada
2023-Present	Saint-Quentin BB
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2017); Champions League champion (2017);
Men's basketball
Representing Spain
World Cup
U20 European Championship

Javier Beirán Amigo (born 22 May 1987) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Saint-Quentin BB of the French league LNB Pro B.^[1] Beirán usually plays as small forward.

Professional career

After playing for six years in the younger age categories at

MMT Estudiantes where he played for 5 seasons. In 2007, he was part of the Spanish national team which won silver in the Under 20 European Championship

.

Following on from his early career successes, he went on to join

Iberostar Tenerife, winning the Basketball Champions League in 2017.^[2]

On 28th June 2019 Beirán returned to Herbalife Gran Canaria where he played as captain.^[3]

After 11 years playing in the Canary Islands, in August 2021 he signed with CB Estudiantes with the aim of winning the LEB Oro League in the 2021-2022 season.

On the 27 September 2022, he returned to the Spanish

Liga Endesa with Carplus Fuenlabrada

.

On the 9th February 2023, he confirmed his first international experience when he signed with

LNB Pro A

.

International career

Beirán played for the U20 Spain national team and was part of the 2019 World Cup Winning team in China. ^[1]

Personal life

Javier Beirán is son of José Manuel Beirán, a basketball player who won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1979–80 FIBA European Champions Cup with Real Madrid.

He has a degree in Business Management from the

Universidad de La Laguna

.

Beirán also runs one of the largest basketball camps in Spain, Campus Javi Beirán which takes place in La Gomera and Tenerife, with approximately 1,000 kids attending every summer.

References

^ ^a ^b "Liga ACB Profile". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
^ "Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners". BasketballCL.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
^ "Javier Beiran returns to Gran Canaria". Sportando. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[acb-1] "Liga ACB Profile". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

[2] "Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners". BasketballCL.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

[3] "Javier Beiran returns to Gran Canaria". Sportando. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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