Şenol Birol (1936 – 3 March 2022) was a Turkish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a forward, notably for

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

and Fenerbahçe.

Career

Born in

Rize Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე, , Ottoman Turkish: ريزه) is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Rize is a typically Turkish provincial capital with ...

, Birol started his professional career with

Sarıyer S.K. Sarıyer Spor Kulübü or Sarıyer S.K. is a Turkish sports club located in Sarıyer, Istanbul. The football team plays in the TFF Second League. Sarıyer won the Balkans Cup in 1991–92 season against Romanian club Oțelul Galați with result ...

and then transferred to

where he played four years between 1959 and 1963. Then he transferred to Fenerbahçe with his team mate

Birol Pekel Birol Pekel (1938 – 7 February 2004) was a Turkish football player of rivals Beşiktaş J.K. and Fenerbahçe. He played as a forward. Biography Pekel was born in 1938 in Kadıköy, Istanbul. He started his professional career with Beylerbeyi S. ...

. He played with Fenerbahçe between 1963 and 1966. He also played with

Karşıyaka S.K. Karşıyaka Spor Kulübü (English: Karşıyaka Sports Club) also known as Karşıyaka is a Turkish sports club located in Karşıyaka, Izmir. Founded in 1912, they are Izmir's oldest club. Like all others in Turkey; the "SK" suffix refers to ''s ...

(1966–67) and last he played with Beşiktaş in the 1967–68 season. Beşiktaş fans chanted Şenol-Birol Goal in his and Pekel's honour.

Personal life

Birol died on 3 March 2022, at the age of 86.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Birol goal.''

Honours

Beşiktaş *

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

: 1959-60 Fenerbahçe *

: 1963-64, 1964-65

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Birol, Senol 1936 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Rize Turkish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Turkey men's international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Turkish football managers