Pedro Canaveri (1891-?) was an Argentine politician and sports manager. He was member of the board of directors and president of the

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. In 1946, Canaveri was elected to the post of president of the

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Biography

Canaveri was born in

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, son of Pedro Canaveris and María Telechea, belonging to a family of French Basque roots. His father a Creole of

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descent, belonged to a family of

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from the southern area of Barracas. 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

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. He was the president of the institution of

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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. In 1946 Pedro Canaveri was appointed president of the Argentine Football Association, succeeding Eduardo Ávalos. He only remained in office until 1947. After of the

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, Canaveri was appointed as a member of the Controller Commission of AFA, presided at that time by Arturo A. Bullrich. Pedro Canaveri was married on June 26, 1920 with Mercedes Leira, daughter of José Leira and Mercedes Salgado, belonging to a Spanish family originally from

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. He was cousin of Zoilo Canaveri, a famous Argentine Uruguayan soccer player, who played in

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and Club Atlético Independiente.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Canaveri, Pedro 1891 births People from Buenos Aires People from Avellaneda Argentine football chairmen and investors Radical Civic Union politicians Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine people of French descent Argentine people of Irish descent People of Piedmontese descent Argentine people of Catalan descent Sportspeople from Avellaneda Year of death missing Presidents of the Argentine Football Association