Eduardo Li

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Li and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Eduardo Li
Born Eduardo Li Sánchez
(1958-11-11) November 11, 1958[1]
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Nationality Costa Rican

Eduardo Li Sánchez (born November 11, 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]

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]

On 18 December 2015, he was extradited to the United States.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Committee". CONCACAF.
  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. ↑ http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Eduardo_Li-Fedefutbol-FIFA_0_1531046947.html


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