Eduardo Gordon Cañas

Eduardo Gordon Cañas (1918 − 8 November 2001) was a Chilean police officer and football leader[2] who served as president of the Chilean Football Association,[3] then called Asociación Central del Fútbol (ACF).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gordon and the second or maternal family name is Cañas.
Eduardo Gordon
Ambassador of Chile to Nicaragua
In office
1979–1981
Appointed byAugusto Pinochet
Preceded byManuel Stagno
Succeeded byAlfredo Labbé Villa
President of the ACF
In office
1975–1979
Preceded byFrancisco Fluxá
Succeeded byAbel Alonso
Personal details
Born(1918-01-01)1 January 1918
Santiago, Chile
Died8 November 2001(2001-11-08) (aged 83)
Santiago, Chile
RelativesHumberto Gordon (cousin)[1]
OccupationFootball leader
ProfessionPolice officer
Known forFormer president of Chilean Football Association

Biography

During his period as president of the ACF, it was created many clubs in bordering zones of Chile for geopolitical reasons, with the goal to generate a sense of belonging, especially in front of Peru and Bolivia. On that way, it was established Cobreloa (1978), Deportes Iquique (1979) or Cobresal (1979).

In 1979, after a signature forgery scandal related to the Chile U-20 team, Gordon lost the ANFP elections to Abel Alonso, and, immediately afterward, Augusto Pinochet appointed him ambassador to Nicaragua.[4]

References
  1. "Fútbol chileno y Dictadura: mucho más que el "Estadio de Pinochet"". El Mostrador. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Muere ex presidente del fútbol chileno". Emol. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. Pumarino, Felipe (12 February 2015). "Un carabinero al mando del fútbol chileno". Radio Futuro. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. "1979, la selección que se fue al infierno". Economía y Negocios. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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