Claudio Tapia

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Tapia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Futsal draw event.

Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born 22 September 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]

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 29 March 2017, with a mandate until 2021. The vote was passed with 40 votes in favour 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]

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