Colonel Antonio Ortega

Who is Colonel Antonio Ortega?

Antonio Ortega was an acting president of Real Madrid between 1937 and 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. He was acting on behalf of Rafael Sánchez Guerra, a prominent Republican, who was unable to take an active role in managing the club. Ortega took over as acting president from another Republican, Juan Jose Vallejo. Ortega, a communist, was a colonel in the left-wing militias and helped defend Madrid in the early days of the war. He was arrested at the end of the war and disappeared. His final fate is unknown.