Juan Román Riquelme is a retired Argentine professional footballer and current 2nd vice-president of Argentine Club Atlético Boca Juniors, where he is also responsible of the football department, including youth academy and women's sections.
Being his position on the field attacking midfielder, he spent most of his career with Boca Juniors, where he won ten titles, but also had a significant spell in Spain with Villarreal; additionally, he played for Barcelona and Argentinos Juniors in Spain and Argentina, respectively.
Riquelme was named the Argentine Footballer of the Year four times. An Argentine international for 11 years, Riquelme represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, reaching the final in the 2007 edition; he also participated in the 2005 Confederations with Argentina, reaching the final, and he led his country as captain to win a Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.
