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Birthday
Julio Humberto Grondona was born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Football Career
In 1948 he was signed as a player for River Plate. -
Coach career
He began his football coaching career when he founded "Arsenal F.C " in Sarandí -
A little change
In 1976, Grondona left his career as president of Arsenal F.C and he began another career as president of Club Atlético Independiente. -
Achievements in C.A.I
When he was C.A.I's president,in 1977 and 1978 these team was consagrated champion of Nacional Championship -
Career of president of the AFA
In 1979, Julio Humberto Grondona was designed as president of the Asociación del Futbol Argentino (AFA) -
Achievements in A.F.A
During his leadership of the AFA, the Argentinian team won the World Cup of Mexico '86, two gold medals in the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 and Pekín 2008, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992, and the Copa's America of 1992 and1993 too. -
An important charge
In 1988 Grondona was named as President Senior of the FIFA -
His Death
He died on July 30, 2014 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 82 years because of a ruptured aneurysm.
