Alfredo Hawit Banegas (born 8 October 1951) is a Honduran lawyer[1] and former footballer. He is the head of the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras and was made the interim head of CONCACAF on 4 June 2011.[2]
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| CONCACAF president | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 27 May 2015 – 12 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Victor Montagliani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 June 2011 – 22 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lisle Austin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Webb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Alfredo Hawit Banegas 8 October 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Honduran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | María del Carmen Asfura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editAs a player, he played professional football for Honduran club sides Progreso, Club Deportivo Olimpia and F.C. Motagua. He scored 11 goals for them altogether.[3] He is one of only few Honduran players who made his debut for a senior side, aged only 15.[4]
Football Federation Career
editHawit, having seen Jack Warner's reign as CONCACAF President last twenty one years, proposed that the CONCACAF president should be able to serve only one four year-term at a time and for the Caribbean Football Union, UNCAF and North American Football Union to nominate the president on a rotary basis. He was an interim president of CONCACAF.[5]
After the arrest of Jeffrey Webb on 27 May 2015, Hawit was made president of CONCACAF. Hawit himself was then arrested on corruption charges on 3 Dec 2015 in the Baur au Lac hotel in Zürich.[6] On 4 December 2015 he was banned for 90 days by the FIFA Ethics Committee.[7] Hawit was found guilty of four conspiracy counts in the sweeping FIFA bribery scandal in April 2016.[8][9]
In December 2016, the FIFA Ethics Committee banned Hawit for life from all football-related activities.[10][11]
Personal life
editHawit is one of six children of Alfredo Hawit and Emilia Banegas. He spend his childhood in El Progreso, Honduras.[12] He is married to María del Carmen Asfura.[13]
References
edit- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Concacaf bans president Austin after Blazer 'sacking'". BBC Sport. 4 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Desafíe a Ismale Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Platense hace debutar al más joven en la historia de la Liga Nacional – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Alfredo Hawit, presidente interino de Concacaf Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ "Police swoop on Fifa stronghold Baur au Lac hotel - for the second time this year". Daily Telegraph. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Fifa suspends Juan Ángel Napout and Alfredo Hawit for 90 days". The Guardian. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Former FIFA soccer official pleads guilty in bribery scandal". AP NEWS. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Former Fifa vice-president Alfredo Hawit admits to corruption". the Guardian. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Fifa corruption crisis: Rafael Callejas & Alfredo Hawit get life bans". BBC. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Ex-FIFA vice president Banegas faces life ban for bribery". ESPN.com. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Encuentro y regocijo Archived 17 February 2013 at archive.today – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Cumpleaños de Alfredo Hawit Archived 17 February 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Organisation – FENAFUTH