Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born 22 September 1967) is an

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football executive and current President of the

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(Spanish: ''Asociación del Fútbol Argentino'') and Liga Profesional de Fútbol (an entity that rules and organises the Primera División championships). At club level, Tapia was president of

Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central will return to the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, in the 2 ...

from 2001 to 2020. Tapia is also vice-president of "CEAMSE" (Spanish: ''Coordinación Ecológica Área Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado''), a public company that operates on the handling and processing of

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Biography

Born in

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, Tapia moved to

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as a child. He played

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, originally as a sweeper, then as a striker for

. Tapia played at Independiente's youth divisions and then in Barracas Central, where he was part of the senior squad. He then moved to

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. After his career as footballer ended prematurely, Tapia started working at the Argentine Lorry Drivers' Union. In 2000, a group of members of Barracas Central invited him to return of the club. Tapia became president of the club in 2001. Under his leadership, Barracas Central won the 2009–10

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championship, and the 2018–19

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championship, promoting to

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, the second level of Argentine football. His tenure on Barracas Central ended in March 2020, after 18 years. His son Matías replaced him as president of the club.Chiqui Tapia, reacción al ascenso
''Olé'' Tapia was voted President of the AFA on 29 March 2017, with a mandate until 2021. The vote was passed with 40 votes in favour and 3

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s. He replaced

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, who was forced to resign when

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charges were brought against him in June 2016.

Personal life

Tapia was the son-in-law of labour leader and former Secretary General of the CGT,

Hugo Moyano Hugo Moyano (born January 9, 1944) is an Argentine labour leader who was Secretary General of the CGT, the nation's largest trade union, from 2004 to 2012. A schism developed within the CGT during 2012, and Moyano was elected to head the CGT's dis ...

. His sons, Iván and Matías, are also footballers, as is his nephew Facundo, References

External links

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