Alberto Sonsol
Alberto Sonsol | |
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| Born | Alberto Sonsol Cohen November 26, 1957 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | March 25, 2021 (aged 63) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Resting place | Israelite Cemetery of La Paz |
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| Spouse | Patricia Datz |
| Children | 3 |
Alberto Sonsol Cohen (November 26, 1957 – March 25, 2021) was a Uruguayan sports journalist, sportscaster and television presenter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Alberto Sonsol Cohen was born in barrio Palermo, Montevideo to David Sonsol and Leonor Cohen.[2] Coming from a Jewish family, Sonsol attended Liceo Yavne.
In January 1984, he emigrated to Israel, where he worked as a waiter in an Argentine restaurant in Tel Aviv. However, the same year he returned to Uruguay to work as a sports journalist.[3]
On March 12, 2021, it was announced that he had contracted COVID-19.[4] On March 16, he was hospitalized at the British Hospital of Montevideo, after a low level of oxygen was detected in his blood,[5] and four days later he was transferred to the ICU due to worsening symptoms.[6] He died on March 25, 2021, at the age of 63.[7][8] He was buried on April 2 in the Israelite Cemetery of La Paz.[9] Due to the restrictions due to the pandemic, a funeral was not held, but a funeral procession was held from Club Atlético Atenas, of which Sonsol was a supporter, to the Centenario Stadium.[10]
Career
[edit]He began his career as a basketball announcer in 1984. A year later he reported his first full match for Radio Universal.[11] Since the 1990s, he was a panelist on the program La Hora de los Deportes aired on National Television.[12] However, during his 35 years in the media, he hosted the program 6.25 Basketball on Teledoce, and until 2017 he was a sports journalist and was in charge of sports commentary on Radio Sarandí Sport 890.[13]
Between 2015 and 2020 he presented the Uruguayan version of the Israeli format Raid the Cage, entitled Escape perfecto and aired on Channel 10.[14] He was accompanied by Annasofía Facello, who also co-presented the spin-off featuring celebrities, along with Claudia Fernández.[15] From 2020 until his death, he was part of Punto Penal and the Polémica en el bar Uruguay program panel.[16][17] He also was the presenter of the sports section in Subrayado, the news division of Channel 10.[18] Since February 2021 he was part of the cast of the humorous program La Peluquería de Don Mateo.[19] After his death he was replaced by Sebastián Almada.[20]
Accolades
[edit]- 2016: Golden Iris Award and Best Male TV Presenter
- 2017: Iris Award for best radio sportscaster
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Patricia Datz, with whom he had three children: Diego, Alejandro and Micaela Sonsol.[21][22] Alejandro "Lali" and Diego also work in the media, as sportscasters and presenters.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alberto Sonsol, 63, legendary Uruguayan sportscaster who once said 'baruch Hashem' on the air". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (27 June 2017). "Falleció el padre de Alberto Sonsol". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Montevideo Portal | Movil". www.montevideo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (12 March 2021). "Alberto Sonsol dio positivo de coronavirus". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Observador, El. "Alberto Sonsol fue internado por bajo nivel de oxígeno en sangre". El Observador. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (17 March 2021). "El mensaje de Alberto Sonsol tras ser internado por coronavirus". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ de 2021, 25 de Marzo (26 March 2021). "Murió el reconocido periodista deportivo uruguayo Alberto Sonsol por COVID-19". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Falleció el periodista Alberto Sonsol por Covid-19". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Familiares del periodista Alberto Sonsol dieron su último adiós en el Cementerio Israelita". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Alberto Sonsol: Su familia anunció que no habrá velorio y se realizará un cortejo fúnebre". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (8 March 2019). "Alberto Sonsol: "Nadie se mete en el periodismo deportivo si no es hincha"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ Grupo 180. "Sonsol: las cifras de rating son "cualquier cosa"". www.180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Falleció Alberto Sonsol". Sport 890 La Radio Deportiva del Uruguay (in Spanish). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Canal 10 estrena "Escape perfecto"". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (18 June 2020). "Se emitió el último programa de "Escape perfecto"; el mensaje de Annasofía Facello". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (26 March 2021). "Así fue la última participación de Sonsol en "Polémica en el Bar"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (21 December 2021). "Balance 2021: Alberto Sonsol, cinco recuerdos del amigo y del padre que se fue muy rápido". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "La despedida de Blanca Rodríguez y el equipo de Subrayado a Alberto Sonsol". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (27 January 2021). "Alberto Sonsol estará en un nuevo programa en la televisión: conozca los detalles". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Sebastián Almada ocupará el lugar de Sonsol en La peluquería de Don Mateo y Canal 4 sin programas de Telefe". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ""Hasta luego mi amor": El mensaje en redes de Patricia Datz, esposa de Alberto Sonsol". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (20 January 2016). "Alberto Sonsol presentó a su esposa". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ ElPais (16 April 2021). "Lali y Diego Sonsol buscan continuar el legado de su padre: "Ojalá estemos a la altura"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.