José Luis del Valle

José Luis del Valle Iturriaga (25 August 1901 – 4 November 1983) was a Spanish lawyer who held various positions of responsibility in the legal field.

[4] Del Valle was honored with the distinction of knight of the Order of Charles III, he was also awarded other recognitions in Italy, Sweden, and Morocco.

[4] On 20 February 1935, del Valle was named president of Atlético Madrid, deciding to organize a tour of South America to raise funds.

[1] This tour caused a negative aspect in the physical condition of the players that would impact their relegation at the end of the 1935–36 season, so del Valle resigned from his position on 4 May 1936.

On 19 June 1955, del Valle, together with Emilio Jiménez, Pablo Hernández, and Juan Touzón, co-directed a friendly match of the Spain national team,[3][7][8] which ended in a 3–0 victory over Switzerland thanks to goals from Enrique Collar, Eneko Arieta, and José María Maguregui.