Tama Fasavalu is a Samoan former international footballer who played in New Zealand for Central United as a defender.
On May 3, 2012, Fasavalu was indefinitely suspended from the sport by the Auckland Football Federation after striking a referee and breaking his jaw during a match.
[1] Fasavalu began his career in Samoa with Kiwi and Tuanaimoto Breeze, before moving to Central United in 2005.
On 25 April 2012 while playing for Manukau City in a match against Tauranga City, Fasavalu was issued a second yellow card at the 79th minute, and subsequently struck referee Len Gattsche in the jaw, breaking it in three places and requiring surgery.
[1][2] Subsequently, Fasavalu was banned from the sport, fined, and criminally charged with wounding with intent to injure.