Sonia Bien-Aime

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Sonia Bien-Aime
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Sonia Bien-Amie Fulford [1]

(1971-12-03) 3 December 1971 (age 52)
NationalityTurks and Caicos
Occupation(s)Member, FIFA Council

Sonia Bien-Aime Fulford (born 3 December 1971) [2] is a Turks and Caicos football administrator, the president of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association (TCIFA), a member of the FIFA Council, and the Executive Committee of CONCACAF.

Bien-Aime grew up on Grand Turk Island. She has four sisters and one brother. [3] She represented her country in athletics, softball, and football, where she captained the Turks & Caicos Women's National Team. [3]

Bien-Aime became general secretary of the TCIFA in 2006, and was elected president of the Association in July 2014, succeeding Christopher Bryan. [4] She was the first woman to be elected president of the TCIFA. [5]

Bien-Aime has been a FIFA Council member since 2015. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "CONCACAF Council". concacaf.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Turks & Caicos' Sonia Bien-Aime Player Honoured with S'Hero of the Month Award". Thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bien-Aime elected as TCIFA President". concacaf.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "BIEN AIME Sonia". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Piers Edwards; CNN (24 February 2016). "FIFA: Could a woman fix world governing body?". CNN. Retrieved 26 February 2016.{{cite web}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
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