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
editHaven 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
editAfter 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
editIn 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
editHaven 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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