Ümit Birol (26 January 1963 – 10 July 2023) was a Turkish football player and manager. A midfielder, he was capped once for the Turkey national team,[1][2] and was also a squad member at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

Ümit Birol
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-01-26)26 January 1963
Place of birth Samsun, Turkey
Date of death 10 July 2023(2023-07-10) (aged 60)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Samsunspor
1984–1986 Adanaspor
1986–1987 Antalyaspor
1987–1989 Adana Demirspor
1989–1991 Altay
1991–1993 Fenerbahçe
1993–1994 Kocaelispor
1994–1996 Çanakkale Dardanelspor
1996Eskişehirspor (loan)
1996–1998 Adana Demirspor
1998 Yıldırım Bosna
International career
1991 Turkey 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Erzurumspor (assistant)
2005 Erzurumspor
2006 Altay (assistant)
2006 Altay
2007 Erzincanspor
2007–2008 Alibeyköy
2008 Gaziosmanpaşaspor
2008–2009 Erzurumspor
2009–2010 Tepecikspor
2010 Samsunspor (U21)
2011 1930 Bafraspor
2012 Lülebyrgazspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birol died from a heart attack on 10 July 2023, at the age of 60.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ümit Birol at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ümit Birol at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Ümit Birol'u kaybettik". Yeni Asir. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.