José Maria Castellanos Ledo

José María Castellanos Ledo (8 April 1909 – 21 July 1973), nicknamed Chitín, was a Spanish engineer and footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Bilbao. He spent his entire career at Athletic, his hometown club, being a member of the great side coached by Fred Pentland that won two La Ligas and three Copa del Rey titles in the early 1930s.

His father, Manuel, was president of the club between 1929 and 1933. He was also part of the first team to win the league unbeaten in 1930, with 12 wins and 6 draws. In total, he played 149 official matches for Athletic; 80 in the League, 34 in the Cup, 35 in the Regional Championship. He was also a president of the tennis federation of the South Basque Country.

Having studied Industrial Engineering, he dedicated himself professionally to working in the Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, which was the largest company in Spain for much of the 20th century, employing 40,000 workers at its height.

Death Castellanos died in Bilbao on 21 July 1973, at the age of 64.

Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34 Copa del Rey: 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 Biscay Championship (5): 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934