Béla Andreas Réthy (born 14 December 1956) is a German sports reporter of Hungarian ancestry.
When Réthy was born in Vienna, [1] [2] his parents had to leave their home country because of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. [3] They emigrated to Brazil where they stayed until they went to Germany in 1968. [4] Réthy obtained his Abitur certificate at Gutenbergschule Wiesbaden [5] so he was able to attend Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz where he studied literature and journalism. [6] In the meantime he worked in the sports archive of the ZDF and became a freelancer later. [7] Since 1987, he has been a full-time broadcaster. [6]
His first live broadcast was during an international football match between the under-16 teams of Germany and Ireland in 1991. [8] He has commentated at the finals of:
In addition, he has also commentated the UEFA Champions League finals of 2013, 2014 and 2015. [9]
Réthy speaks German, Hungarian, Portuguese and English fluently, as well as French and Spanish. [4]
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)Béla Andreas Réthy (born 14 December 1956) is a German sports reporter of Hungarian ancestry.
When Réthy was born in Vienna, [1] [2] his parents had to leave their home country because of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. [3] They emigrated to Brazil where they stayed until they went to Germany in 1968. [4] Réthy obtained his Abitur certificate at Gutenbergschule Wiesbaden [5] so he was able to attend Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz where he studied literature and journalism. [6] In the meantime he worked in the sports archive of the ZDF and became a freelancer later. [7] Since 1987, he has been a full-time broadcaster. [6]
His first live broadcast was during an international football match between the under-16 teams of Germany and Ireland in 1991. [8] He has commentated at the finals of:
In addition, he has also commentated the UEFA Champions League finals of 2013, 2014 and 2015. [9]
Réthy speaks German, Hungarian, Portuguese and English fluently, as well as French and Spanish. [4]
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