Luis portrait

Luis Chiriboga Acosta (born October 6, 1946) is an Ecuadorian businessman, civil engineer and sports administrator. He is the former President of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), a former member of the CONMEBOL Executive Committee and a former FIFA standing committee member.

Early life and education

Chiriboga was born in Riobamba. He graduated from the Central University of Ecuador as a civil engineer.[1]

FIFA's fraud case

In 2015, Chiriboga was indicted with two others of money-laundering.[2] He was also found to have accepted bribes from various media companies, and was banned for life by FIFA from football-related activities. In addition, a fine of 1 million Swiss francs was imposed.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Luis Chiriboga y 10 datos claves de su trayectoria". Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Former Ecuador football boss handed 10-year jail sentence". Reuters. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Mr Luis Chiriboga". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. ↑ Liburd, Lasana (2020-04-07). "US DoJ: Warner 'defrauded' Caribbean, South Africa and T&T while serving in Cabinet". Wired868. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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