# Claudio Tapia

_President of the Argentinian Football Association_

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia is an Argentine football executive who has been president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) since March 2017. He also presides over the Liga Profesional de Fútbol, the entity that organises the Primera División championship, and since 2025 he has been a member of the FIFA Council representing CONMEBOL. At club level, Tapia was president of Barracas Central from 2001 to 2020.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Concepción ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Munich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408#P27))
- **Occupation:** thief; scratchcard ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408#P106))
- **X (Twitter):** tapiachiqui ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Claudio Tapia born?**  
Claudio Tapia was born on 1 in Concepción.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Claudio Tapia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Tapia) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q24567408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24567408) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Claudio Fabián Tapia - 2020 (cropped).jpg by Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Claudio_Fabi%C3%A1n_Tapia_-_2020_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Claudio Tapia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Claudio Fabián Tapia - 2020 (cropped).jpg — Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Claudio Tapia". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/claudio-tapia. Retrieved 7 November 2026.