José Luis Gallegos
José Luis Gallegos | |
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José Luis Gallegos, second president of the Sevilla FC. | |
| Born | José Luis Gallegos Arnosa 1880 Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain |
| Died | 1942 (aged 61-62) Seville, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
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| Known for | Registering and presiding over Sevilla FC |
| President of Sevilla FC | |
| In office 1905–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Carlos García Martínez |
| President of Sevilla FC | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Preceded by | José María Miró |
José Luis Gallegos Arnosa (1880 – 1942) was a Spanish shipowner and commercial agent. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Sevilla FC, having been the fundamental head behind the registration of the club, which had been founded in 1890, in the Civil Registry of the province of Seville in 1905, thus finally making it an official football club, the first of such in the city of Seville. He then became the first official president of legalized Sevilla FC, a position that he held for three years between 1905 and 1908, and to which he returned on an interim basis on several occasions.