Tommy Engstrand
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Tommy Engstrand | |
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![]() Tommy Engstrand during the Swedish Sports Awards in Globen in Stockholm in January 2013 | |
Born | Oscar Parish ![]() |
Died | 18 July 2021 ![]() |
Tommy Clarence Engstrand (30 September 1939 – 18 July 2021[1][2]) was a Swedish sports journalist, and television host of general interest shows like Razzel and Zick-Zack.[2]
Biography[]
Engstrand provided commentary on the FIFA World Cup 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands (3–1 after extra-time) for the only Swedish television company at that time, Sveriges Radio. He and Björn Borg became personal friends.[3] Within sports, his radio commentary of the last minutes of the World-Cup qualifier between West Germany and Portugal on 16 October 1985, which ended with a single goal win for Portugal, is a bit of Swedish radio history, because the result meant that Portugal went ahead for the FIFA World Cup 1986 instead of Sweden.[4] With two minutes left, he declared whilst close to crying "Portugal is leading 1–0, and I can't give you any hope".[2] Sweden had earlier that day taken the lead by 1–0 against Czechoslovakia away, but lost 2–1;[5] however, the hope was still alive, if only West Germany (that by this time had not lost any such game, and was playing at home) just took a single point, that would have been enough; but West Germany did not. The event became known as "Den svarta onsdagen" in Sweden ("The Black Wednesday").[6]
Tommy Engstrand died in 2021 in Stockholm from complications of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[7]
References[]
- ^ Tommy Engstrand död - blev 81 år gammal (in Swedish)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Därför nobbar Björn Borg Skavlan".
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "DOKUMENT: Den Svarta Onsdagen - VM-kvalet 1985 - Radiosporten". Radio Sveriges.
- ^ "Kvalspecial: De stora svenska ödesmatcherna - Fotboll". Radio Sveriges.
- ^ "DOKUMENT: Den Svarta Onsdagen - VM-kvalet 1985 - Radiosporten". Radio Sveriges.
- ^ Tommy Engstrand drog sig undan på slutet, Expressen, July 18, 2021.
- 1939 births
- 2021 deaths
- Swedish sports broadcasters
- Swedish television hosts
- People from Stockholm