He was member of the board of directors and president of the Club Atlético Independiente.

His father a Creole of Irish descent, belonged to a family of tanners from the southern area of Barracas.

[3] In 1919, Pedro Canaveri began his career as president of the Club Atlético Independiente, where he was responsible for construction of the first concrete stadium in South America.

B. C.[5] In 1946 Pedro Canaveri was appointed president of the Argentine Football Association, succeeding Eduardo Ávalos.

[7] After of the Revolución Libertadora, Canaveri was appointed as a member of the Controller Commission of AFA, presided at that time by Arturo A.