# David Faitelson

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{{Short description|Mexican-Israeli sports journalist}}
{{family name hatnote|Faitelson| Pulido|lang=Spanish}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| image              = David Faitelson.jpg
| caption            = Faitelson in ''[SportsNation](/source/SportsNation_(TV_program))/[Nación ESPN](/source/Naci%C3%B3n_ESPN)'' in 2010
| native_name        = דוד פייטלסון
| native_name_lang   = Hebrew
| birth_name         = David Moshé Faitelson Pulido
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|08}}
| birth_place        = [Kokhav Michael](/source/Kokhav_Michael), Israel<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosado |first1=Yordi |title=DAVID FAITELSON, el hombre detrás de la POLÉMICA. La entrevista con Yordi Rosado. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StM5n_-Z_MA |website=YouTube |publisher=Yordi Rosado |access-date=20 April 2025 |date=7 January 2024 |quote=[17:40] I was in a small town called the Kokhav Michael moshav, which is about 30 kilometers away from the Gaza Strip.}}</ref>
| education          = [Lic.](/source/Licentiate_(degree)) in Communication<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coello |first1=Por Luz |title=Este es el grado de estudios de David Faitelson, el comentarista de Televisa que insultó a Rafa Puente Jr. |url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/deportes/2024/04/24/este-es-el-grado-de-estudios-de-david-faitelson-el-comentarista-de-televisa-que-insulto-a-rafa-puente-jr/ |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=infobae |date=24 April 2024 |language=es-ES}}</ref>
| alma_mater         = [National Autonomous University of Mexico](/source/National_Autonomous_University_of_Mexico)
| occupation         = Journalist
| years_active       = 
| employer           = [TUDN](/source/TUDN_(American_TV_channel)) (since 2023)
| spouse             = Irene Gattegno<ref name="Family">{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Laura |title=Quién es la esposa de David Faitelson y cuántos hijos tienen |url=https://www.caras.com.mx/personalidades/quien-es-la-esposa-de-david-faitelson-y-cuantos-hijos-tienen |access-date=20 April 2025 |work=Caras |date=21 March 2024 |language=es}}</ref>
| children           = 3<ref name="Family" />
}}
'''David Moshé Faitelson Pulido'''<ref name="El Comentario">{{Cite web |url=http://elcomentario.ucol.mx/Noticia.php?id=1331278028 |title=Testimonio de una Pasión de David Faitelson |access-date=2013-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720191744/http://elcomentario.ucol.mx/Noticia.php?id=1331278028 |archive-date=2015-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (born November 8, 1968)<ref name="El Comentario" /> is a Mexican [sports journalist](/source/Sports_journalism) who currently works for [TUDN](/source/TUDN). He lives in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) and is married and has three daughters.<ref name="TUDN">(18 February 2009). [https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=558195&s=tel&type=story Biografía - David Faitelson], ''TUDN'', Retrieved NOV 18, 2023</ref>

==TV debut==
Faitelson and [José Ramón Fernández](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Ram%C3%B3n_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(journalist)) jointly formed a sport show in Mexico, called DeporTV. In between his stay at [TV Azteca](/source/TV_Azteca), Faitelson covered the [World Cup 1986](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup) in Mexico, the [1991 Pan American Games](/source/1991_Pan_American_Games) in Cuba for Mexico,<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/M1O8Sp_KR5k Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200301220955/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1O8Sp_KR5k Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1O8Sp_KR5k| title = Puerto Rico vs Mexico - Final - Full Game - 1991 Pan American Games | website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube)}}{{cbignore}}</ref> the [World Cup 1994](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup) in the United States, the [World Cup 1998](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup) in France, the [World Cup 2002](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup) in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) and Japan, and the [World Cup 2006](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) held in Germany.  Faitelson also covered each of the Summer [Olympics](/source/Olympics_Games) from 1988 to 2012.

==Recent years==
After the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup), Faitelson was one of several journalists who moved to sports specific channels. Along with other DeporTV analysts, he joined [ESPN Deportes](/source/ESPN_Deportes). As of 2011 he covered [Mexican football](/source/Football_in_Mexico), baseball, boxing the Olympics, and other sports. He was involved in shows such as ''[Fútbol Picante](/source/F%C3%BAtbol_Picante)'', ''[SportsCenter](/source/SportsCenter)'', ''Cronómetro'', and ''[Nación ESPN](/source/Naci%C3%B3n_ESPN)''.

=="El Color"==
Faitelson is known for his dramatic, inspirational reports on the colorful side of the sport. "El Color" is his trademark and is the best-received of Faitelson's journalism work. He authored several articles. His work includes interviews with athletes such as [Lance Armstrong](/source/Lance_Armstrong), [Carl Lewis](/source/Carl_Lewis), [Julio César Chávez](/source/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez), [Pelé](/source/Pel%C3%A9), [Diego Armando Maradona](/source/Diego_Armando_Maradona), and [Nadia Comăneci](/source/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci).

He wrote a [memoir](/source/memoir) called ''20 Años de Pasión y Polémica''.

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