Javier Beirán Amigo (born 22 May 1987) is a Spanish professional

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player for Saint-Quentin BB of the French league

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. Beirán usually plays as

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Professional career

After playing for six years in the younger age categories at

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, Beirán joined 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

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in 2010, where he spent 4 years before moving over to Iberostar Tenerife, winning the

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in 2017. On 28 June 2019 Beirán returned to Herbalife Gran Canaria where he played as captain. After 11 years playing in the

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, in August 2021 he signed with

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with the aim of winning the LEB Oro League in the 2021-2022 season. On the 27 September 2022, he returned to the Spanish

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with Carplus Fuenlabrada. On the 9th February 2023, he confirmed his first international experience when he signed with Saint-Quentin BB of the French

and was an integral part of the teams' success in winning the league and obtaining their promotion to the

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International career

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

Personal life

Javier Beirán is son of José Manuel Beirán, a basketball player who won the silver medal at the

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and the

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with

. He has a degree in Business Management from the

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and a second degree in Journalism from

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. 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

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