Ümit Hızal was born on 4 May 1964 in Ankara. Started playing
volleyball in the year of 1979 for Arçelik. First time he wore the national team jersey was in 1987. He played for Arçelik, Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Paşabahçe, Halkbank and Marmara Koleji teams throughout his playing career and he retired in 2001. He has won several medals and cups during his playing career.
Right after his playing career is over, Mr. Hızal has started coaching.
During his coaching career he worked for Galatasaray, Halkbank club teams and Junior, Youth national teams. Mr. Hızal’s biggest success with Turkish national teams is the 3rd place at 2017 CEV U19 European Championship.