Pedro Canaveri

Pedro Canaveri
Pedro Canaveri c. 1934
President of the Argentine Football Association
In office
1946–1947
Personal details
Born Pedro Diego Canaveri
November 12, 1891
Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died ?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place Avellaneda
Nationality Argentine
Political party Radical Civic Union
Spouse(s) Mercedes Leiva
Occupation Sports director

Pedro Canaveri (1891-?) was an Argentine politician and sports manager. He was member of the board of directors and president of the Club Atlético Independiente.[1] In 1946, Canaveri was elected to the post of president of the Argentine Football Association.[2]

Biography

Canaveri was born in Ramallo, Buenos Aires, son of Pedro Canaveris and María Telechea, daughter of Francisco Telechea (of Basque origin) and Mariana Etchegaray, born in the south of France. His father belonged to a family of tanners from the southern area of Barracas.[3] His cousin was the footballer Zoilo Canaveri, figure of Racing and Independiente during the amateur era.[4]

In 1919, Pedro Canaveri began his career as president of the Club Atlético Independiente, where he was responsible for construction of the first concrete stadium in South America.[5] He was the president of the institution of Avellaneda in the years 1919, 1922-1933 and 1942-1945. In 1931, he carried out a project to divide the thirty four teams of First division into three sections, A. B. C.[6]

In 1946 Pedro Canaveri was appointed president of the Argentine Football Association, succeeding Eduardo Ávalos.[7] He only remained in office until 1947.[8] After of the "Revolución Libertadora" of 1955, Canaveri served as member of the Controller Commission of AFA, presided at that time by Arturo A. Bullrich.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Avellaneda, Caras y Caretas
  2. ↑ Los Clubes del Fútbol Argentino. Tomo I, By Romero, Gerardo
  3. ↑ Argentina, National Census, 1869, República Argentina
  4. ↑ Angels with Dirty Faces:, Jonathan Wilson
  5. ↑ Simpatía por el diablo: Una historia de ídolos y campeones con la camiseta roja, by Juan Tejedor
  6. ↑ Súper Liga, una vieja idea, Clarín
  7. ↑ Sport in Latin American Society: Past and Present, by Lamartine DaCosta, J A Mangan
  8. ↑ Historia política del deporte argentino, 1610-2002: biografías, legislaciones, hechos históricos, Corregidor, Jan 1, 2004
  9. ↑ La AFA y el golpe a Perón, Clarín
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