Claudio Tapia

Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born September 22, 1967) is the current President of the Argentine Football Association (Spanish: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino) and Vice-President of "CEAMSE" (Spanish: Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado).[1]

Tapia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Futsal draw event.

Born in San Juan, Tapia moved to San Telmo, Buenos Aires as a child. He played football, originally as a sweeper, then as a striker for Barracas Central.[2]

Tapia was voted President of the AFA on March 29, 2017, with a mandate until 2021. The vote was passed with 40 votes in favor and 3 abstentions.[3] He replaced Luis Segura, who was forced to resign when fraud charges were brought against him in June 2016.[4]

Personal life

Tapia is the son-in-law of Hugo Moyano.[5][6] His sons, Iván and Matías, are also footballers, as is his nephew Facundo.[5][6]

References
  1. "Autoridades CEAMSE" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. "Claudio Chiqui Tapia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  3. "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). March 29, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. "Argentina's FA appoints Claudio Tapia". Soccerex. March 31, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. "Barracas Central: "Ser un Tapia es más complicado de lo que muchos piensan"". Vermouth Deportivo. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. "Larga vida a la dinastía Tapia". Perfil. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2019.


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