Lionel Haven (born 30 December 1965) is a former football executive and retired association football player from the Bahamas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lionel E. Haven | ||
| Date of birth | December 30, 1965 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| United FC | |||
| Cavalier | |||
| International career | |||
| 1987–2000 | Bahamas | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Haven played for the Bahamas in Pan-American Games Qualifiers in 1987 against Mexico[1] and in all 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 2000.[2]
Administration edit
After retiring as a player, Haven was long-time head coach of Cavalier FC[3] and served as Executive Director and General Secretary of the Bahamas Football Association[4] and also became a member of the Executive Committee of the Caribbean Football Union in 2001.
FIFA Ban edit
In April 2016, Haven was banned for five years by FIFA Ethics Committee from all football-related activities due to non-disclosure of information around payments at a CFU event.[5] The verdict was a fine of $3,000. Haven's ban was due to an alleged cash for votes controversy. It happened at a hotel in Trinidad, where the Caribbean football executives were given $40,000 in envelopes ahead of the 2011 FIFA presidential election.[6] He later denied any wrongdoing.[7]
Personal life edit
Haven graduated from the University of Charleston, West Virginia in 1989. He then worked as an accountant and is currently CEO at a land title research company.[4]
His older brother Sam also played for the national team and was a president of the BFA. He died in August 2014.[8] Two of his daughters played for the Bahamas Women U-17 team in 2012.[9]
References edit
- ^ 1987 NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN - RSSSF
- ^ 2000 NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN - RSSSF
- ^ Haven receives five-year ban from soccer;fined US$3,130 Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine - The Nassau Guardian
- ^ a b Profile Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine - Bahamas World Relays
- ^ Independent Ethics Committee bans Mr Lionel Haven - FIFA
- ^ admin (2016-05-04). "Lionel Haven, 5 year ban". Caribbean News. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Haven defends his silence in FIFA scandal - The Nassau Guardian
- ^ Soccer great Sam Haven passes away - The Nassau Guardian
- ^ U.S. routs U-17 women's debutante Bahamas - CONCACAF
External links edit
- Lionel Haven at National-Football-Teams.com
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