Alberto Sonsol Explained

Alberto Sonsol
Birth Name:Alberto Sonsol Cohen
Birth Date:26 November 1957
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Resting Place:Israelite Cemetery of La Paz
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

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

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

Personal life

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

  1. Web site: 2021-04-20. Alberto Sonsol, 63, legendary Uruguayan sportscaster who once said 'baruch Hashem' on the air. 2022-02-06. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
  2. Web site: ElPais. Falleció el padre de Alberto Sonsol. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 27 June 2017 . spanish.
  3. Web site: Montevideo Portal Movil. 2022-02-06. www.montevideo.com.uy.
  4. Web site: ElPais. Alberto Sonsol dio positivo de coronavirus. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 12 March 2021 . spanish.
  5. Web site: Observador. El. Alberto Sonsol fue internado por bajo nivel de oxígeno en sangre. 2022-02-06. El Observador.
  6. Web site: ElPais. El mensaje de Alberto Sonsol tras ser internado por coronavirus. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 17 March 2021 . spanish.
  7. Web site: de 2021. 25 de Marzo. Murió el reconocido periodista deportivo uruguayo Alberto Sonsol por COVID-19. 2022-02-06. infobae. 26 March 2021 . es-ES.
  8. Web site: Falleció el periodista Alberto Sonsol por Covid-19. 2022-02-06. Teledoce.com. 25 March 2021 . es.
  9. Web site: Familiares del periodista Alberto Sonsol dieron su último adiós en el Cementerio Israelita. 2022-02-06. Montevideo Portal. es.
  10. Web site: Alberto Sonsol: Su familia anunció que no habrá velorio y se realizará un cortejo fúnebre. 2022-02-06. futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal. es.
  11. Web site: ElPais. Alberto Sonsol: "Nadie se mete en el periodismo deportivo si no es hincha". 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 8 March 2019 . spanish.
  12. Web site: Grupo 180. Sonsol: las cifras de rating son "cualquier cosa". 2022-02-06. www.180.com.uy. es-UY.
  13. Web site: 2021-03-25. Falleció Alberto Sonsol. 2022-02-06. Sport 890 La Radio Deportiva del Uruguay. es.
  14. Web site: Canal 10 estrena "Escape perfecto". 2022-02-06. Pantallazo. es.
  15. Web site: ElPais. Se emitió el último programa de "Escape perfecto"; el mensaje de Annasofía Facello. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 18 June 2020 . spanish.
  16. Web site: ElPais. Así fue la última participación de Sonsol en "Polémica en el Bar". 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 26 March 2021 . spanish.
  17. Web site: ElPais. Balance 2021: Alberto Sonsol, cinco recuerdos del amigo y del padre que se fue muy rápido. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 21 December 2021 . spanish.
  18. Web site: La despedida de Blanca Rodríguez y el equipo de Subrayado a Alberto Sonsol. 2022-02-06. subrayado.com.uy. 25 March 2021 . es-UY.
  19. Web site: ElPais. Alberto Sonsol estará en un nuevo programa en la televisión: conozca los detalles. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 27 January 2021 . spanish.
  20. Web site: 2021-04-10. Sebastián Almada ocupará el lugar de Sonsol en La peluquería de Don Mateo y Canal 4 sin programas de Telefe. 2022-02-06. 970 Universal. es.
  21. Web site: "Hasta luego mi amor": El mensaje en redes de Patricia Datz, esposa de Alberto Sonsol. 2022-02-06. Pantallazo. es.
  22. Web site: ElPais. Alberto Sonsol presentó a su esposa. 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 20 January 2016 . spanish.
  23. Web site: ElPais. Lali y Diego Sonsol buscan continuar el legado de su padre: "Ojalá estemos a la altura". 2022-02-06. Diario EL PAIS Uruguay. 16 April 2021 . spanish.

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