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). 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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