Robert Alexis Luis Harrison Paleari
Born (1973-08-27) 27 August 1973
Asunción, Paraguay
TitlePresident of Paraguayan Football Association
Term2016-2026
PredecessorRamón González Daher
SpousePatricia Campos
Children4
WebsiteRobert Harrison on Twitter

Robert Alexis Luis Harrison Paleari (born August 27, 1973) is a Paraguayan businessman and football executive, president of the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) since April 2016.[1]

Personal life and professional career

Robert Harrison is a graduate of the traditional Colegio Goethe[2] and has a degree in Accounting Sciences and Business Administration from Columbia University of Paraguay.[3] He is a shareholder and director of companies in the pharmaceutical and health sectors and also in graphic design.[4][5][3]

Harrison is the son of notary public Óscar Harrison, former president of the Paraguayan Football Association,[6][7] and María Eugenia Paleari[8] and grandson of Colonel Sampson Harrison, who played an important role during the Chaco War[9] and was also president of the APF.[10][6] He is married to Patricia Campos and they have four children.[11]

Career as football executive

Between 1998 and 2007, Harrison was a member of the APF Youth Teams Department.[12]

In 2000, he joined the board of directors of Club Nacional and from 2002 to 2004 he held the position of second vice president. He later became first vice president and, in 2006, he was elected president of the football team.[13][14][15]

During Harrison's presidency, Nacional was champion of the 2009 Torneo Clausura after 63 without obtaining titles in the first division.[16][17] Nacional also won the 2011 Torneo Apertura[18] and the 2013 Torneo Apertura.[19][20] In 2014, the team obtained the second place in the Copa Libertadores de América, its greatest international victory to date. [21]

In 2015, he joined the executive committee of the Paraguayan Football Association.[22] He was elected president of the APF in 2016[23] after beating Federico Acosta, president of Club Guaraní.[24] He replaced Ramón González Daher, who had held the presidency of the Association on an interim basis since January after the resignation of Alejandro Domínguez, who was elected president of Conmebol.[25][26] In 2017 he was re-elected for a five-year term ending in 2022.[27]

Under his management, two new tournaments were created, the Copa Paraguay in 2018[28] and the Supercopa Paraguay in 2019.[29]

In 2019, Harrison headed the organizing committee for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which took place in Paraguay[30] at the Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium.[31][32]

Robert Harrison is also one of the directors of the Conmebol Council[33] and the president of its Teams Competitions Commission.[34] Since 2017, he has been a member of the Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions.[35]

In August 2022 Harrison represented Paraguay and the APF to launch the joint bid for Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[36]

In 2023 he was reelected for a second period as president of the Paraguayan Football Association.[37]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino received the President of the Paraguayan Football Association Robert Harrison at the FIFA Paris Office". fifa.africa-newsroom.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. ↑ "EL PRESIDENTE - APF". www.apf.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. 1 2 "Quién es quién en la Conmebol: las historias detrás de los hombres a los que apuntó Messi". Tiempo Argentino (in Spanish). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  4. ↑ "Presidente de APF hace donativo de medicamentos a IPS y Clínicas". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Grupo Harrison muda sus oficinas al WTC". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  6. 1 2 "Oscar Harrison: "Mi hijo hará algunos retoques importantes"". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. ↑ ""La Confederación maneja Grondona"". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ↑ "Fúnebres". Diario ABC. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  9. ↑ "Comando Logístico - Dirección de servicio intendencia del ejercito :: Heroes de la DISERINTE". www.diserinte.mil.py. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Robert, tercer Harrison presidente de la APF". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  11. ↑ "LARA HARRISON". Chic (in Spanish). 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  12. ↑ "Enfocado en el fortalecimiento del fútbol paraguayo". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  13. ↑ "River Set To Land Paraguayan Striker Escobar". Goal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  14. ↑ "Robert, ideólogo del sueño de victoria de la Academia". Ultimahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  15. ↑ "Robert Harrison es nuevo presidente de Nacional". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  16. ↑ "Nacional conquista Torneo Clausura 2009 en Paraguay". Reuters. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  17. ↑ "Primera División stats".
  18. ↑ "El mejor regalo de cumpleaños: ¡Nacional campeón del Apertura!". Paraguay.com.
  19. ↑ "Nacional se consagró campeón del Apertura en Paraguay". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  20. ↑ "Robert, ideólogo del sueño de victoria de la Academia". ultimahora.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  21. ↑ "San Lorenzo seize the holy grail". FIFA.com. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Harrison renuncia al Comité Ejecutivo". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  23. ↑ "Collaboration the focal point of discussions". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  24. ↑ "Robert Harrison elegido presidente de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  25. ↑ "Robert Harrison es elegido nuevo presidente de la APF". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  26. ↑ "CONMEBOL unanimously elects Alejandro Dominguez president". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  27. ↑ "Robert Harrison reelecto como presidente de la APF hasta el 2022". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  28. ↑ "La APF prepara la puesta en marcha de la Copa Paraguay 2018". www.ecotvpanama.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  29. ↑ ""Creamos la Supercopa Paraguay"". ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  30. ↑ "Beach soccer's finest ready for Asuncion challenge". FIFA.com. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  31. ↑ "Draw lines up hosts Paraguay against Japan in opener". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  32. ↑ ""Los Pynandi" World Cup Stadium". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  33. ↑ "Domínguez convoca al Consejo de la Conmebol para resolver el pedido de Boca". IUSPORT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  34. ↑ "Oficial: la decisión de CONMEBOL tras la reunión con River y Boca". Goal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  35. ↑ Viola, Daniel Roberto. "Javier Zanetti y el médico Villani son los argentinos designados por la FIFA". IUSPORT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  36. ↑ Singh, Sanjesh. "Uruguay Leads Four-Nation Joint Bid to Host 2030 FIFA World Cup". nbcsandiego. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  37. ↑ Gómez, Óscar (2022-11-04). "Es oficial: Robert Harrison fue reelecto como presidente de la APF hasta el 2026". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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