Øyvind Alsaker
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Øyvind Alsaker is a sports journalist and television personality from Florø
, Sogn og Fjordane
. He has been a football commentator for TV2
and Canal +. He has commented on games from the English Premier League for years, and is considered one of the most knowledgeable Norwegian sports journalists in the field of English football.
Alsaker was involved in controversy when he and co-commentator Lars Bohinen
were revealed to be making derogatory and racist remarks during the pre-match warm-up between sides Rosenborg BK and Hønefoss BK in Norwegian Premier League
on 17 October 2010.
He was also TV2's main commentator in Germany during the FIFA World Cup
in 2006, and commentated on the majority of the games that were played. Alsaker is regarded by many as one of Norway's most prominent football commentators. He has openly stated that he is a Liverpool FC supporter.
Alsaker worked for several years as a journalist, newsreader and presenter at NRK's regional office in Hordaland
, before joining TV2 at the start of 1992. In his first year with the channel Alsaker fulfilled many roles including sports anchor and skiing commentator next to his main job as a football commentator. He was employed by Canal + in 1998, but returned to TV2 in 2006. He has continued to commentate on English football on Canal + after his return to TV2.
Alsaker also commented on Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria together with Nils Johan Semb
and Tore André Dahlum
.
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...
, Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
. He has been a football commentator for TV2
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
and Canal +. He has commented on games from the English Premier League for years, and is considered one of the most knowledgeable Norwegian sports journalists in the field of English football.
Alsaker was involved in controversy when he and co-commentator Lars Bohinen
Lars Bohinen
Lars Roar Bohinen is a Norwegian former footballer.-Club level:His first professional club was Vålerenga, and he played for Viking, Young Boys Bern, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County...
were revealed to be making derogatory and racist remarks during the pre-match warm-up between sides Rosenborg BK and Hønefoss BK in Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
on 17 October 2010.
He was also TV2's main commentator in Germany during the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in 2006, and commentated on the majority of the games that were played. Alsaker is regarded by many as one of Norway's most prominent football commentators. He has openly stated that he is a Liverpool FC supporter.
Alsaker worked for several years as a journalist, newsreader and presenter at NRK's regional office in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
, before joining TV2 at the start of 1992. In his first year with the channel Alsaker fulfilled many roles including sports anchor and skiing commentator next to his main job as a football commentator. He was employed by Canal + in 1998, but returned to TV2 in 2006. He has continued to commentate on English football on Canal + after his return to TV2.
Alsaker also commented on Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria together with Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb was the coach of the Norwegian national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches.He led his team to the 2000 European Football Championship...
and Tore André Dahlum
Tore André Dahlum
Tore André "Totto" Dahlum is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium....
.