Birol Pekel
Turkish association football player and trainer
About Birol Pekel
Lived 1938 – 2004 (aged 65). Birol Pekel was a Turkish association football player and association football coach.
Birol Pekel (18 August 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.K. and then transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. where he played four years between 1959 and 1963. Then he transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K. with his teammate Şenol Birol. He played with Fenerbahçe between 1963 and 1968 and scored 24 goals in 154 matches.
He played 9 matches for the national team.
He is famous about Şenol-Birol Goal slogan.
He died on 7 February 2004 in Kadıköy, Istanbul.
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Who was Birol Pekel?
Turkish association football player and trainer (1938–2004)
When was Birol Pekel born?
Birol Pekel was born on 18 August 1938 in Kadıköy.
When did Birol Pekel die?
Birol Pekel died on 7 February 2004 in Istanbul.
What was Birol Pekel's occupation?
Birol Pekel was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Birol Pekel?
Birol Pekel was Turkish.
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