Claudio Tapia

Tapia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Futsal draw event.

Claudio Fabian Tapia (born September 22, 1967) is the current President of the Argentine Football Association (Spanish: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino).

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.[1]

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.[2] He replaced Luis Segura, who was forced to resign when fraud charges were brought against him in June 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Claudio Chiqui Tapia" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Argentina's FA appoints Claudio Tapia". Soccerex. March 31, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.


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