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Şenol Birol

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Şenol Birol
Personal information
Date of birth 1936 (1936)
Place of birth Rize, Turkey
Date of death (aged 86)
Place of death Rize, Turkey
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Zonguldak Kilimlispor
Rize Güneşspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958-1959 Sarıyer
1959-1963 Beşiktaş 159 (74)
1963–1966 Fenerbahçe 56 (20)
1966–1967 Karşıyaka 24 (2)
1967–1968 Beşiktaş 11 (1)
1968–1969 Rizespor 0 (0)
1969–1970 Karşıyaka 4 (0)
Total 254 (97)
International career
1960–1963 Turkey 8 (3)
Managerial career
1968-1969 Rizespor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Şenol Birol (1936 – 3 March 2022) was a Turkish footballer who played as a forward, notably for Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe.[1][2]

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.

Beşiktaş fans chanted Şenol-Birol Goal in his and Pekel's honour.[3]

Personal life

Birol died on 3 March 2022, at the age of 86.[4]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Birol goal.
List of international goals scored by Şenol Birol
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 July 1960 Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey  Scotland 4–1 4–2 Friendly
2 22 November 1962 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel  Israel 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 2–0

Honours

Beşiktaş

Fenerbahçe

References

  1. ^ Profile @ fenerbahcecumhuriyeti.org
  2. ^ "Şenol Birol". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Senol Birol Profile @ bjk.com.tr
  4. ^ "Efsane futbolcu Şenol Birol hayatını kaybetti". Number 1. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.