Summary
Raphael Honigstein (born 1973) is a German journalist and author.[1]
Early life edit
Honigstein was born in Bavaria to a Jewish family.[2] In 1993, Honigstein moved from Munich to London.[3] He studied law before becoming a journalist.[4]
Journalism career edit
In the 1990s, Honigstein wrote about pop culture for the German youth magazine jetzt.
Honigstein is the English football correspondent for the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, and has been the German football correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian and the UK radio broadcaster, talkSPORT. In addition, he also contributes to Germany's popular football magazine, 11Freunde and the British football quarterly, The Blizzard.
Honigstein now writes for the UK arm of The Athletic.[5]
Broadcasting edit
Honigstein regularly appears on the podcast The Totally Football Show and, before its cancellation, on BT Sport television programme Sunday Night Football, both hosted by James Richardson, where he gives updates on German football. He has also worked as a German football expert for Sky Sports, alongside host Alan McInally, and on Setanta's coverage of the Bundesliga. He has also appeared on The Friday Football Show on Setanta, and on Setanta Sports News, discussing German football. He occasionally appears on the football show, ESPN Soccernet Press Pass.
He is a regular for the BBC on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Euro leagues show presented by Steve Crossman, with Guillem Balague, James Horncastle, and Julien Laurens.[6][7]
Publications edit
Honigstein's book on the peculiarities of English football, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Die geheime Geschichte des englischen Fußballs, was published in German by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 2006, and the English version Englischer Fussball: A German View of Our Beautiful Game was published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2008.[8]
Honigstein's book, Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World, was published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2015 and charts the return of German football from the international wilderness of the late 1990s to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[9][10]
His latest book, Klopp: Bring the Noise was also published by Yellow Jersey Press in 2017 and tells the definitive story of Jurgen Klopp’s career, transformative footballing genius and how he is bringing the noise to Anfield.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Raphael Honigstein The Guardian
- ^ "Gegen das Vergessen – Raphael Honigstein und Daniel Lörcher im Podcast | bvb.de". www.bvb.de.
- ^ Interview mit Raphael Honigstein catenaccio, 17 August 2009 (in German)
- ^ Dean-Richards, Ethan (13 August 2010). "Exclusive interview with Raphael Honigstein!". World Cup Blog. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Kay-Jelski, Alex. "What to expect from The Athletic UK". The Athletic.
- ^ "Podcast: Mina Rzouki, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and James Horncastle present opinionated and irreverent debate on the football stories making the headlines across the Euro Leagues". BBC.
- ^ "Euro Leagues Football Show". BBC.
- ^ "Englischer Fussball by Raphael Honigstein". The Guardian. 16 August 2009.
- ^ Maume, Chris (19 September 2015). "Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World by Raphael Honigstein, book review". Independent.
- ^ "Das Reboot: How German Soccer Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World". Foreign Affairs. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "TAW Special: Raphael Honigstein on 'Jurgen Klopp: Bring The Noise'". The Anfield Wrap. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Klopp: Bring The Noise – Book review on Raphael Honigstein's portrayal of the Liverpool manager". This is Anfield. 25 January 2018.
External links edit
- Weekly Bundesliga Predictions BetVictor Blog DE
- Football Weekly archive The Guardian
- Interview with Raphael Honigstein Soccerlens, 9 September 2008
- Raphael Honigstein: Rafa the gaffer European Football Weekends, 18 July 2010