José Luis del Valle-Iturriaga

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. However, he is best known for being the 11th president of Atlético Madrid between 1935 and 1936. He co-directed a match for Spain as coach.

Professional career Born in Bilbao, José Luis del Valle studied and graduated in law at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1920. Five years later, in 1925, he joined the , a professional corporation of public law that brings together the lawyers of Madrid, in which he held several positions of responsibility on the governing board of Manuel Escobedo Duato.

After holding various positions on the College Board, del Valle was elected Dean and president in December 1964, therefore, of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, a position he held until 1972.

Del Valle was also an author, writing several legal studies, but also Reconstrucción del molino de Guecho, El poemario Entre la Ría y el mar (1935), and El Decano rinde cuentas (1969). which ended in a 3–0 victory over Switzerland thanks to goals from Enrique Collar, Eneko Arieta, and José María Maguregui. In 1955, in the absence of a national coach, he accompanied Juan Touzón, who would also become president of Atlético de Madrid, and Ramón Melcón on the National Team bench in a Switzerland-Spain qualifier for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which ended in a 3–0 victory.

Death Del Valle died in Madrid on 4 November 1983, at the age of 82.