Hugo Borst

Hugo Borst
Borst in 2016
Born	(1962-06-15) 15 June 1962 (age 63) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation(s)	Writer, critic

Hugo Borst (born 15 June 1962, Rotterdam) is a Dutch writer, editor, TV personality and critic (best known for his football critiques).

Career

Borst finished school when he was 18, the so-called havo. Although he never played professional football, he became a journalist for the magazine Voetbal International in 1985. After working for Voetbal International for six years he started to write for another magazine, Panorama . He did that for three years only. He now writes columns for the Algemeen Dagblad (mostly about Football) as well for the magazine Esquire , about love and sex. He also is one of the main editors for the soccermagazine Hard Gras .

Borst also appeared on Dutch television. An avid Sparta Rotterdam supporter, he was a regular guest in the soccer discussion program Studio Voetbal as well as regular guest in the current affairs program De Wereld Draait Door . He also presented his own television program, Over Vaders en Zonen . In this show Borst examines issues of raising autistic children, a topic to which he was drawn due to his experiences with his own autistic son.

In 2011, Borst ceased all writing and television activities, claiming he was mentally exhausted. ^[1]

During the 2014 World Cup Borst is appearing on Nederland 1's "Studio Brasil" as a pundit.

Books

• De Coolsingel bleef leeg (1996)
• Over vaders en zonen (2005)
• Het grote, gezellige voetbalquizboek voor het hele gezin (2006)
• Over lust en liefde. Verhaaltjes voor het slapengaan (als men niets beters te doen heeft natuurlijk) (2007)
• Schieten op Volkert van der G. De beste voetbalverhalen (2008)
• Over vaders en zonen. Een controversieel verhaal over de verboden liefde tussen een vader en zijn zoon (2008)
• Alle ballen op Heintje (2009)
• Waarom ik zo van Sparta hou (2010)
• Kappen (2011)
• O, Louis (2014)
• Ma. Hugo Borst over zijn dementerende moeder. (2015)
• Ach, moedertje. Vervolg op het boek Ma. (2017)

Year	Medium	Function
1985–1991	Voetbal International	Journalist
1991–1994	Panorama	Journalist
1994 -	Hard Gras	Head editor (since 2004)
2004	Komt dat schot (BNN)	Judge member
2005 -	Algemeen Dagblad	Columnist
2005 -	Esquire	Columnist
2005–2010	Studio Voetbal (NOS)	Regular Guest
2006–2010	De Wereld Draait Door (VARA)	Regular Guest
2007–2009	Over Vaders en Zonen (VPRO)	Interviewer and presenter
2010	WIA 4 (VPRO)	Voice over

References

1. "Borst legt werkzaamheden voor televisie per direct neer". Voetbalzone Magazine. 11 January 2011.