Denis Sergejewitsch Biryukov

Denis Sergejewitsch Biryukov
portrait
Date of birth	December 8, 1988
place of birth	Volgograd, Soviet Union
size	2.02 m
position	Acceptance / outside
societies
2005–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011 since 2011	VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje Metalurg Stary Oskol VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje ZSK Gazprom-Ugra Surgut VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
since 2009	Junior national team A national team
successes
2006 2007 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011	Youth European Champion Youth Vice World Champion Russian Vice Champion World League Finalist Russian Cup Winner World League Winner World Cup Winner
As of July 17, 2012

Denis Sergeyevich Biryukov ( Russian Денис Сергеевич Бирюков , English transcription: Denis Sergeyevich Biryukov ; born December 8, 1988 in Volgograd ) is a Russian volleyball player .

Career

Denis Biryukov 2013

Birjukow began his career in 2005 in the second team of VK Lokomotiv-Belogorje . In 2006 he became European champion with the Russian junior team and a year later he was runner-up at the World Cup. In 2008/09, the outside attacker played a season for Metalurg Stary Oskol before returning to Belgorod. On September 3, 2009, he made his debut in the senior national team in the preliminary round match of the EM in Turkey against Estonia . 2010 Birjukow was with Belgorod Russian runner-up. With Russia he was in the final of the world league . In January 2011 he moved to ZSK Gazprom-Ugra Surgut , but only six months later he came to his current association, VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk . With the national team, the outside attacker won both the World League and the World Cup in 2011 .

Web links

• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile at CEV (English)