The charming sound of sweeping the international goal and the colorful shorts were silent.
It may sound strange to some, but I have a Jan Lorentzon signed wall hanging at home, with the text:
After a free kick by Stoitkov, defender Cannavaro made it 1-0 over second-placed Cremonese, after Cotto nodded in the chair.
Maybe it says something about me, but above all it says something about TV sports journalist Jan Lorentzon, who he was and what he meant for everyone who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s.
Not much football in particular couldn’t be seen, so Lorentzian’s views on the football world became a highlight of the week.
We will return to Sampdoria coached by Sven-Goran Eriksson Soon, but I want to start where it all began.
When Sweden acquired its second television channel (TV2) in 1969, Aki Ewersson became head of television sports and recruited a group of sports journalists who had evolved into well-known commentators and presenters.
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Among Kjell Andersson, Arne Hegerfors, Mac Gänger, Jan Svanlund and Georgios Karageorgiou, there was also Nykobing-born Jan Lorentson, who quickly found his role and his mini-series in the editorial office as his elbows certainly honed over time.
Lorentzon reported on athletics alongside Bo Hansson and later with Jacob Hård and Christer Ulfbåge, commented on volleyball when Sweden sensationally reached the final of the European Football Championship in 1989 and was part of Olympic sports television coverage from 1972 to 1996 as It was very much the boxing that was dear to his heart.
He followed George Scott closely and told his son Jacob that his father was fascinated by George Scott’s mixture of humility and explosiveness that he could display in the ring.
When Sportspegeln turned 50 in 2011, it also wasn’t surprising when Lorentzon, dressed in a red jacket, did a part about boxing on the anniversary broadcast.
Then “Janne” became a long time viewer with us.
Over the years, I only met him in passing, but we kept in touch via email, he always called me from his address “Jan & Ewa” and always expressed himself gratefully and politely.
He wasn’t particularly interested in seeing or hearing it, I remember once when an evening newspaper followed up on the lives of old TV sports journalists after their careers and replied:
“I’m so happy to escape attention these days, so what’s my daily life like now, I keep that to myself.”
An impressive integrity that he rarely boasts, on the other hand, he was happy to call old teammates to praise a broadcast or feature.
When I asked him if he would consider signing some hangings on the wall (it’s a long story), he was at first happy and a little proud, then a little worried because he was wondering where he would sign it, and when he signed, he called and asked if the signature was satisfactory.
The predecessor of international soccer sweep campaigns
It was that, like so many other things, he was taking care of her.
Janne Lorentzon was a cornerstone of Sportnytt and Sportspegeln broadcasts that I watched all growing up and also much later, as I grew up and became reasonably sane.
He was exclusive in many ways other than times, and I never ceased to be fascinated by his gentle tone of voice and the fact that he never grabbed his knees, gaped, or exaggerated.
It was calm in the storm and the water became shallow, de facto being his hallmark and he was able to make telegrams (IFK Gothenburg player and national team midfielder Stefan Rehn underwent surgery this morning in Gothenburg for a broken eyeball he sustained in the cup match against Milan last week.Captivating and short references to an art that no one (thank God) tried to imitate.
No one, like Lorentzon, can take us out of their fists to rush into the vast world of football and with the help of sentences boasting adjectives if so.
“Napoli won his blue jersey Jonas Thern at the Jumbo Lecce table, and Fonseca scored the winning goal five minutes after the second half.”
“Red and white Ajax from Amsterdam had a home match in the Eredivisie today and Stefan Petersson drew from the end.”
“Ireland Green Pants attack in the 25th minute And the Fiorentina in purple with Stefan Schwartz from the start Becoming reassuring ornaments.
Jan Lorentzon is and remains the ancestor and spiritual leader of international footballers and I remember how often he would end carefully composed Sportnytt broadcasts with the simple words “Thanks for tonight”.
Thank you Jan for the wall hanging and everything.
