Alberto Sonsol

In this Hispanic American name, the first or paternal surname is Sonsol and the second or maternal family name is Cohen.
Alberto Sonsol
Born
Alberto Sonsol Cohen

(1957-11-26)November 26, 1957
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedMarch 25, 2021(2021-03-25) (aged 63)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Resting placeIsraelite Cemetery of La Paz
Occupations
  • Sports journalist
  • sportscaster
  • television presenter
  • broadcaster
SpousePatricia Datz
Children3

Alberto Sonsol Cohen (November 26, 1957 – March 25, 2021) was a Uruguayan sports journalist, sportscaster and television presenter.[1]

Early life

Alberto Sonsol was born on 26 November 1957 in the Palermo neighbourhood of Montevideo, to David Sonsol and Leonor Cohen, both of Jewish descent.[2] His paternal grandfather, an Ashkenazi Jew whose surname was Schonsho, was the first member of the family to arrive in Uruguay; the surname was reportedly misrecorded by a customs official upon his arrival and thereafter remained Sonsol.[3]

Sonsol attended the Instituto Yavne. In January 1984, he emigrated to Israel, where he worked as a waiter in an Argentine restaurant in Tel Aviv. Later that same year, however, he returned to Uruguay, where he began working as a sports journalist.[4]

Career

He began his career as a basketball announcer in 1984. A year later he reported his first full match for Radio Universal.[5] Since the 1990s, he was a panelist on the program La Hora de los Deportes aired on National Television.[6] 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.[7]

From 2015 to 2020 he presented the Uruguayan version of the Israeli format Raid the Cage, entitled Escape perfecto and aired on Channel 10.[8] He was accompanied by Annasofía Facello, who also co-presented the spin-off featuring celebrities, along with Claudia Fernández.[9] From 2020 until his death, he was part of Punto Penal and the Polémica en el bar Uruguay program panel.[10][11] He also was the presenter of the sports section in Subrayado, the news division of Channel 10.[12]

From February 2021 until his death, he was part of the cast of the comedy programme La Peluquería de Don Mateo.[13] Following his death, he was replaced by Sebastián Almada.[14]

Accolades

Personal life

He was married to Patricia Datz, with whom he had three children: Diego, Alejandro and Micaela Sonsol.[15][16] Alejandro "Lali" and Diego also work in the media, as sportscasters and presenters.[17]

Death

On March 12, 2021, it was announced that he had contracted COVID-19.[18] On March 16, he was hospitalized at the British Hospital of Montevideo, after a low level of oxygen was detected in his blood,[19] and four days later he was transferred to the ICU due to worsening symptoms.[20] He died on March 25, 2021, at the age of 63.[21][22] He was buried on April 2 in the Israelite Cemetery of La Paz.[23] 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.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Alberto Sonsol, 63, legendary Uruguayan sportscaster who once said 'baruch Hashem' on the air". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. ^ ElPais (27 June 2017). "Falleció el padre de Alberto Sonsol". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ "Alberto Sonsol reveló el apellido real de su familia". EL PAIS. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ^ "Montevideo Portal | Movil". www.montevideo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Falleció Alberto Sonsol". Sport 890 La Radio Deportiva del Uruguay (in Spanish). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  8. ^ "Canal 10 estrena "Escape perfecto"". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ ""Hasta luego mi amor": El mensaje en redes de Patricia Datz, esposa de Alberto Sonsol". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  16. ^ ElPais (20 January 2016). "Alberto Sonsol presentó a su esposa". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ ElPais (12 March 2021). "Alberto Sonsol dio positivo de coronavirus". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  19. ^ Observador, El. "Alberto Sonsol fue internado por bajo nivel de oxígeno en sangre". El Observador. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  20. ^ ElPais (17 March 2021). "El mensaje de Alberto Sonsol tras ser internado por coronavirus". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  21. ^ "Murió el reconocido periodista deportivo uruguayo Alberto Sonsol por COVID-19". infobae (in European Spanish). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  22. ^ "Falleció el periodista Alberto Sonsol por Covid-19". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  23. ^ "Familiares del periodista Alberto Sonsol dieron su último adiós en el Cementerio Israelita". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  24. ^ "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.
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