Eduardo Li

Eduardo Li Sánchez (born 11 November 1958) is a Costa Rican football administrator, FIFA executive committee member-elect, CONCACAF executive committee member, and the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUT) president. He co-founded Puntarenas F.C. with Adrián Castro Velásquez in June 2004. His paternal Chinese grandfather immigrated to Costa Rica in 1920.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Li and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Eduardo Li
Born
Eduardo Li Sánchez

(1958-11-11) 11 November 1958[1]
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
NationalityCosta Rican

Li is involved in the 2015 FIFA corruption case, and was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the US.[3] Li was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[4]

On 18 December 2015, he was extradited to the United States.[5]

References
  1. "Executive Committee". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. "FIFA-Gate: Costa Rica's Eduardo Li allegedly received 6-figure bribe, says US indictment". The Tico Times.
  3. Apuzzo, Matt; Schmidt, Michael S.; Rashbaum, William K.; Borden, Sam. "FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Blatter Isn't Among Them". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. Jauregui, Andres (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Banned From Football-Related Activities In Wake Of Scandal". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  5. "Eduardo Li se declara inocente pero seguirá detenido en Estados Unidos". nacion.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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