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Berazategui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located to the south-east of Quilmes. It is the head town ...
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Buenos Aires
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, 1948), is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
gastronomic entrepreneur, and current President of
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
after winning the elections in 2019.
He became the club's first Vice-President, following the formula in the Presidential employer Pedro Pompilio, on June 1, 2008. But he had to take the post due to Pompilio's death on the October 30 of 2008.
Biography
Ameal was born in
Berazategui :''This article contains information about the town of Berazategui. See also Berazategui Partido for the wider neighbourhood.''
Berazategui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located to the south-east of Quilmes. It is the head town ...
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Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires ( es, Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area ( es, Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjac ...
, in 1948, and has been affiliated with
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
since 1979. He became a football executive through his mentor, Alfredo Martínez Sosa, a retired sailor who had been vice-president of the club.
Ameal's first role as Boca Juniors executive was in 1985, under the presidency of
Antonio Alegre
Antonio Alegre (August 13, 1924 – February 24, 2010) was a notable Argentine football official. He was president of Boca Juniors from 1985 to 1995, and was widely credited with the football club's financial turnaround.Mauricio Macri
Mauricio Macri (; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previou ...
. From there, he developed his institutional career, accompanying the management of what would later become the President of the Argentine Nation. He held successively the charges of President of the Department of Purchasing, Advertising and Concessions, First President of "Boca Crece" ("Boca Grows Up") and President of the Department of Interior and Exterior.
In 2008, he accompanied Pedro Pompilio in the club's presidential formula as 1st Vice President. After a series of inconveniences in the elections, where Justice had to intervene, he finally took office on June 1, 2008, accompanying the former Vice President of Mauricio Macri.
However, on October 30, 2008, Pedro Pompilio died unexpectedly as a result of myocardial infarction. Ameal had to assume the presidency on an interim basis, until November 5 when he formally assumed the position, as established by the inheritance statute. His first step as President of the club was to sign an agreement with the National University of Morón to begin the expansion works of
La Bombonera
The Alberto José Armando Stadium is a football stadium located in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Widely known as La Bombonera (; en, The chocolate box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands rou ...
, although this project would delay due to differences among the board of directors. However, this project will continue with the management of its predecessor. His first decision was the hiring of
Carlos Bianchi
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as coach of the senior team and later on August 10, after a tie in the board of directors, by his tie-break vote the contract renewal of
Juan Román Riquelme
Juan Román Riquelme (; born 24 June 1978) is an Argentine former professional footballer and current vice-president of Boca Juniors, the club where he spent the majority of his playing career.Daniel Angelici
Daniel Angelici (born 3 May 1964) '' 'Daniel Angelici' '' (Buenos Aires, May 3, 1964) is an Argentine lawyer, entrepreneur and football executive.AR$ 50 million.Boca: presentan superavit de 50 millones de pesos ''El Día'', November 2, 2011