Arne Hegerfors
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Sports journalist, sports commentator , television presenter |
Olof Arne Hegerfors (Swedish pronunciation:
Early life
Hegerfors was born on 4 July 1942 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Torsten Hegerfors, a university lecturer, and his wife Anna Maria (née Pettersson).[1] He was the brother of the journalist, cartoonist and author Sture Hegerfors . He passed studentexamen in 1964 and completed university studies in Gothenburg between 1966 and 1967.[1]
Career
Hegerfors began his career as an employee at
Hegerfors is mostly known as a sports commentator on SVT and
Hegerfors had a promising career in football and had a contract offer from a French football club, OGC Nice.[4] But after a serious knee injury he could not play any more and moved on to a career in journalism.[4] Lars-Gunnar Björklund started a sports department at SVT (known as Sveriges Radio-TV until 1979) in Gothenburg and recruited Hegerfors.[5]
In 2000, Hegerfors appeared in Markoolio's music video for his song "Mera mål", where he acted as himself.[6] He has also presented entertainment shows for SVT, like Kryzz .[7] He won the Swedish television Kristallens Honour Award in 2008.[8]
Hegerfors made several memorable commentaries in ice hockey and football matches. He was SVT's correspondent at the
Hegerfors was also known for making entertaining jokes as a commentator.[11][12] He retired in 2011.[13]
Between 1993 and 1996, Hegerfors was the television presenter for the SVT show Det kommer mera, along with Martin Timell.[14] Hegerfors also published one book, entitled Ralf: en gör så gôtt en kan!.[15]
Personal life
In 1983, he married Kerstin Johansson (born 1953), the daughter of district veterinarian Algot Johansson and nurse Ingrid (née Montelius).[1] He had met his future wife in 1978. The couple had two children together.[16] Hegerfors also had a child from a previous marriage.[17]
Hegerfors died on 29 January 2024, at the age of 81.[18]
Bibliography
- SELIBR 7238558.
References
- ^ SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors svåra tid efter åren i tv: "Stroke, hjärtinfarkt och hjärntumör"". Femina (in Swedish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Sveriges Radio (25 October 2011). Moraltest: Arne Hegerfors. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b Sveriges Radio (15 March 2010). Dagens gäst – Arne Hegerfors. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Lars-Gunnar Björklund har avlidit". Expressen (in Swedish). 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Mera mål! | Markoolio feat. Arne Hege... | 40 SEK" (in Swedish). Bokbörsen AB. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Björn Skifs: "Jag älskar verkligen Arne"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Här är vinnarna i "Kristallen"". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Svår balansgång för läktarfolket". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ^ ""En rent sagolik händelse"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Stort tack Hegerfors – här är dina tio bästa citat" (in Swedish). Nyheter24.se. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Sveriges Radio (22 May 2012). Arne Hegerfors tackar för sig (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors: Jag slutar med tv". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Forsell, Mikael (29 January 2024). "Arne Hegerfors – de stora ögonblickens man". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ISBN 9789131001810. Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors: "Kerstin får mitt liv att fungera"". Allas.se (in Swedish). 20 July 2017. Archived from the original (web.archive.org) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Hon fick morfar och mamma att försonas". Expressen (in Swedish). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Grönlund, William; Nyström, Mats (29 January 2024). "Sport: Arne Hegerfors är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links
- Media related to Arne Hegerfors at Wikimedia Commons
- Arne Hegerfors at IMDb