Real Madrid

Place of Birth: 

Gondomar (Pontevedra)

Date of Birth: 

01 November 1885

Antonio Santos Peralba Álvarez was Real Madrid’s President during one of the toughest periods in the country’s history: the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. Nevertheless, he managed to bring stability back to the Club during his three-year tenure.

Real Madrid were at their lowest point at the end of the Civil War. The squad had no quality players; the great men of the 1936 team had retired, were about to, or were exiled. Santos Peralba did his best to build a new team from the bottom up.

Despite his excellent job at the Club, he was forced to resign on 6 August 1943 by the new Government after Real Madrid and Barcelona were involved in a very violent and hostile semifinal series of the Generalísimo’s Cup (old Spanish Cup). The Catalan’s President also had to tender his resignation.