Anastasia Tsichlas was a prominent

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managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

for the

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, a successful

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n first-division club. She and her husband Angelo came on the board of the Sundowns in 1988, Anastasia became the managing director, while Angelo became the

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. She has been featured in many football magazines and is a famous personality in

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n football due to both the success of her football team and her reputation as a ruthless manager.Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club
She currently is a member of the FIFA organizational committee for the arrival, in 2010, of the

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in South Africa, as well as the FIFA Football Committee.Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club
She has been nicknamed the "Iron Lady" by her African supporters; this honorable nickname is also due to her relentless efforts to promote women's football in Africa and the world. Her son, Stavro Tsichlas is the current goalkeeper coach of Thanda Royal Zulu, from Richards Bay.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsichlas, Anastasia Living people South African people of Greek descent White South African people Year of birth missing (living people)