Ümit Birol

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
1996	→ Eskişehirspor (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

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, and was also a squad member at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

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