José Vicente Fernández Biurrun (born 1 September 1959) is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper.
He appeared in 296
La Liga matches over 14 seasons, in representation of four teams.
Club career
Born in
São Paulo,
Brazil, Biurrun was of
Basque descent and moved to Spain at a young age. He started playing professionally with
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
(after appearing with
the reserves in his senior beginnings) but, blocked by
Spanish international
Luis Arconada, he was forced to move and joined
Navarre
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se neighbours
CA Osasuna, being understudy to Francisco Vicuña in
his first season and starting in the following two.
took an option to purchase Biurrun, but in May 1986 they signed
Athletic Bilbao
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's goalkeeper
Andoni Zubizarreta instead and an agreement was reached for the former to join the
Basque club as the latter's replacement.
Deemed eligible to play for them due to his roots, he established himself as a
La Liga player, rarely missing a match and playing a career-high 41 games in the
1986–87 campaign as his team finished in 13th position. Subsequently, he joined
RCD Español
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as a replacement for the recently departed
Thomas N'Kono.
Biurrun retired in 1995 at nearly 36 years of age after ending where he had started, Real Sociedad. He stayed connected with the game, as a
players' agent.
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1959 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Spanish descent
Brazilian people of Basque descent
Footballers from São Paulo
Spanish footballers
Footballers from San Sebastián
Association football goalkeepers
La Liga players
Tercera División players
Real Sociedad B footballers
Real Sociedad footballers
CA Osasuna players
Athletic Bilbao footballers
RCD Espanyol footballers
Basque Country international footballers