Ümit Birol

{{short description|Turkish footballer (1963–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ümit Birol

| image =

| full_name =

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1963|1|26}}

| birth_place = Samsun, Turkey

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2023|7|10|1963|1|26}}

| death_place =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1981–1984

| clubs1 = Samsunspor

| years2 = 1984–1986

| clubs2 = Adanaspor

| years3 = 1986–1987

| clubs3 = Antalyaspor

| years4 = 1987–1989

| clubs4 = Adana Demirspor

| years5 = 1989–1991

| clubs5 = Altay

| years6 = 1991–1993

| clubs6 = Fenerbahçe

| years7 = 1993–1994

| clubs7 = Kocaelispor

| years8 = 1994–1996

| clubs8 = Çanakkale Dardanelspor

| years9 = 1996

| clubs9 = → Eskişehirspor (loan)

| years10 = 1996–1998

| clubs10 = Adana Demirspor

| years11 = 1998

| clubs11 = Yıldırım Bosna

| nationalyears1= 1991

| nationalteam1 = Turkey

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1= 0

| manageryears1 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs1 = Erzurumspor (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2005

| managerclubs2 = Erzurumspor

| manageryears3 = 2006

| managerclubs3 = Altay (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2006

| managerclubs4 = Altay

| manageryears5 = 2007

| managerclubs5 = Erzincanspor

| manageryears6 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs6 = Alibeyköy

| manageryears7 = 2008

| managerclubs7 = Gaziosmanpaşaspor

| manageryears8 = 2008–2009

| managerclubs8 = Erzurumspor

| manageryears9 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs9 = Tepecikspor

| manageryears10 = 2010

| managerclubs10 = Samsunspor (U21)

| manageryears11 = 2011

| managerclubs11 = 1930 Bafraspor

| manageryears12 = 2012

| managerclubs12 = Lülebyrgazspor

}}

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,{{WorldFootball.net|uemit-birol_2}}{{NFT player|33312}} 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.{{cite news |title=Ümit Birol'u kaybettik |url=https://www.yeniasir.com.tr/spor/2023/07/11/umit-birolu-kaybettik |access-date=12 July 2023 |publisher=Yeni Asir |date=11 July 2023}}