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Grondona (Grondonn-a in Ligurian) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 548 and an area of 25.7 km².
The municipality of Grondona contains the frazione (subdivision) Variana.
Grondona borders the following municipalities: Arquata Scrivia, Borghetto di Borbera, Isola del Cantone, Roccaforte Ligure, and Vignole Borbera.
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Julio Humberto Grondona (born September 18, 1931) is an Argentine football executive. He has served as president of the Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino) since 1979. He also serves as Senior Vice-President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).
His campaign as leader of the Independiente began in 1962, when he was called to chair the subcommittee of professional football, in that role championships got the first division in 1963, the Libertadores Cup in 1964 and 1965 and the 1967 National Championship in 1970, after the defeat of the Red List in the election of the club, away from the institution to return to it in 1976, after winning the election defeating the ruling José Epelbóim, the then secretary of the club and sport responsible for professional football.
Grondona served as president of Club Atlético Independiente, which is a fan club, where he won the National championships 1977 in Córdoba, facing a historic consecration Talleres, with eight players and National Champion 1978, in the final against River Plate. in 1979, and from that position he was picked to succeed Huracán's David Bracuto as head of AFA, immediately after Argentina's 1978 FIFA World Cup win.