Birol Pekel (1938 – 7 February 2004) was a Turkish

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player of rivals

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and Fenerbahçe. He played as a forward.

Biography

Pekel was born in 1938 in

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. He started his professional career with

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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.Senol Birol Profile @ bjk.com.tr
/ref> He died on 7 February 2004 in Kadıköy, Istanbul.

References

1938 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Istanbul Turkey men's international footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Turkish football managers Turkish men's footballers {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub