Tommy Engstrand

Tommy Clarence Engstrand (30 September 1939 – 18 July 2021) was a Swedish sports journalist, sports commentator, and television host of general interest shows like Razzel and Zick-Zack. He grew up on Tomtebogatan in Vasastan in Stockholm Engstrand passed the realexamen in 1955.

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. 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. With two minutes left, he declared whilst close to crying "Portugal is leading 1–0, and I can't give you any hope". 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"). The funeral service was held in Gustaf Vasa Church in Stockholm. Among the guests were many retired and active television sports commentators and executives from various media companies, including: Arne Hegerfors, Christer Ulfbåge, Fredrik Belfrage, , , Ralf Edström, , Pamela Andersson, Håkan Södergren, , , , , and Ulf Elfving.