Career
Flahavan played for the Southampton youth team before turning professional with Portsmouth at age 18 in 1994. He had to wait until 1996 before making his first-team debut as he was understudy to long-serving Alan Knight. In the late 1990s, Flahavan gradually began receiving increased playing time, and became the team"s first-choice goalkeeper.
Overall, he played 105 first-team matches for Portsmouth.
Flahavan twice had blackouts during matches. The first was attributed to a virus, and the second to a drop in his blood pressure.
Flahavan died in a car accident near Bournemouth in August 2001. An inquest heard that Flahavan died as a result of a fractured skull, and his blood alcohol level was nearly three times over the legal limit when he lost control of his Bayerische Motoren Werke sports car.
Following his death, Portsmouth and Southampton retired his number 1 jersey for the 2001-2002 season as a mark of respect.
Flahavan"s younger brother, Darryl, is also a goalkeeper, and played for Championship club Bournemouth from June 2011 until May 2015.