Antonio Ortega (soldier)

Antonio Ortega
Antonio Ortega in 1937
Birth nameAntonio Ortega Gutierrez
Born(1888-01-17)17 January 1888
Rabé de las Calzadas, Burgos, Spain
Died15 July 1939(1939-07-15) (aged 51)
Alicante, Spain
AllegianceSecond Spanish Republic Spanish Republic
Service / branchArmy
RankColonel
CommandsCivil Governor of Guipuzcoa (1936)
Secretary of Security (1937)
III Army Corps of the Army of the Centre (1939)
Battles / wars

Antonio Ortega Gutiérrez (17 January 1888 – 15 July 1939) was a Spanish Republican military officer and acting president of Madrid Football Club between 1937 and 1938 during the Spanish Civil War; directly involved in the defense of Madrid.