In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Sonsol and the second or maternal family name is
Cohen.
Alberto Sonsol |
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| Born | Alberto Sonsol Cohen
(1957-11-26)November 26, 1957
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| Died | March 25, 2021(2021-03-25) (aged 63)
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| Resting place | Israelite Cemetery of La Paz |
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| Occupations | - Sports journalist
- sportscaster
- television presenter
- broadcaster
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| Spouse | Patricia Datz |
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| Children | 3 |
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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]
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