Şenol Birol (1936 – 3 March 2022) was a Turkish footballer who played as a forward, notably for Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe.

Career

Born in Rize, Birol started his professional career with Sarıyer S.K. and then transferred to Beşiktaş where he played four years between 1959 and 1963. Then he transferred to Fenerbahçe with his team mate Birol Pekel. He played with Fenerbahçe between 1963 and 1966. He also played with Karşıyaka S.K. (1966–67) and last he played with Beşiktaş in the 1967–68 season.

Şenol Birol

Beşiktaş fans chanted Şenol-Birol Goal in his and Pekel's honour.

Şenol Birol

Personal life

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

Şenol Birol

Career statistics

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

Honours

Beşiktaş

Süper Lig: 1959-60

Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig: 1963-64, 1964-65

References

External links

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