Claudio Tapia

Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born 22 September 1967) is an Argentine football executive and current President of the Argentine Football Association (Spanish: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino) and Liga Profesional de Fútbol (an entity that rules and organises the Primera División championships). At club level, Tapia was president of Barracas Central from 2001 to 2020.

Claudio Fabián Tapia
Tapia in 2018
Born (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967
Concepción, San Juan
NationalityArgentine
OccupationFootball executive
Notable work

Tapia is also vice-president of "CEAMSE" (Spanish: Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado),[1] a public company that operates on the handling and processing of municipal solid waste in Greater Buenos Aires.

Early life

Tapia was born on 22 September 1967 in Concepción, San Juan Province, to Washington Tapia and Leonor Olivera. As a child, he moved to the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. He played football, originally as a sweeper, then as a striker for Barracas Central.[2]

Professional career

Tapia played at Independiente's youth divisions and then in Barracas Central, where he was part of the senior squad. He then moved to Sportivo Dock Sud. After his career as footballer ended prematurely, Tapia started working at the Argentine Lorry Drivers' Union.[3]

In 2000, a group of members of Barracas Central invited him to return to the club. Tapia became president of the club in 2001. Under his leadership, Barracas Central won the 2009–10 (es) Primera C championship, and the 2018–19 (es) Primera B Metropolitana championship, promoting to Primera Nacional, the second level of Argentine football. His tenure on Barracas Central ended in March 2020, after 18 years. His son Matías replaced him as president of the club.[4]

Tapia was voted President of the AFA on 29 March 2017, with a mandate until 2021. The vote was passed with 40 votes in favour and 3 abstentions.[5] He replaced Luis Segura, who was forced to resign when fraud charges were brought against him in June 2016.[6]

Personal life

Tapia was married to Paola Moyano, daughter of former Secretary General of the CGT, Hugo Moyano.[7][8] His sons, Iván and Matías, are also footballers.[9]

References
  1. "Autoridades CEAMSE" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. "Claudio Chiqui Tapia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. Quién es el yerno de Moyano que quiere pelear la AFA?, 27 Jul 2015 on Expediente Político
  4. Chiqui Tapia, reacción al ascenso, Olé
  5. "Claudio Chiqui Tapia fue electo presidente casi sin oposición y comienza una nueva era" [Claudio Chiqui Tapia was elected president almost unopposed and a new era begins]. Clarin (in Spanish). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. "Argentina's FA appoints Claudio Tapia". Soccerex. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. "Barracas Central: "Ser un Tapia es más complicado de lo que muchos piensan"". Vermouth Deportivo. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  8. "Larga vida a la dinastía Tapia". Perfil. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. "Quién es Iván Tapia, el hijo del Chiqui que juega en Barracas Central y ayer se peleó con Caruso Lombardi". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 29 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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