The Agremiación de Futbolistas Profesionales del Perú, generally referred to as SAFAP, is a
sports union
A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports.
Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
players. Its headquarters are in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. SAFAP has
Roberto Silva and Fernando Revilla as the President and General Manager respectively.
History
SAFAP was formed in 2001 in response to a need to defend the rights of professional football players in Peru who are treated unfairly by employers such as football clubs.
See also
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Football in Peru
Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Peru. Football/soccer in Peru was introduced by British immigrants, Peruvians returning from Great Britain, and by English sailors in the later half of the 19th century during their f ...
References
2001 establishments in Peru
Association football trade unions
Trade unions in Peru
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