[3] He grew up on Tomtebogatan in Vasastan in Stockholm[4] together with future journalists Lars-Gunnar Björklund and Åke Wilhelmsson [sv].

Engstrand was head of Sveriges Riksradio's sports editorial from 1979 to 1987 and worked as a freelancer, among other things, with assignments for Sweden's Radio from 1987.

[3] Engstrand provided commentary on the FIFA World Cup 1978 final between Argentina and the Netherlands (3–1 after extra-time) for the only Swedish television company at that time, Sveriges Radio.

[7] With two minutes left, he declared whilst close to crying "Portugal is leading 1–0, and I can't give you any hope".

[7] Engstrand also commented on the Ice Hockey World Championships and The Rumble in the Jungle, the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire in 1974.