Abel Alonso

Abel Alonso Sopelana (1 January 1935 – 1 September 2024) was a Spanish-Chilean businessman, shoemaker and leader of the Chilean football who served as president of the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) and Unión Española. He was born in Spain, but he was exiled with his family from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

Alonso twice reached the presidency of the ANFP. In his first period, the Chilean football team qualified to the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, and during his presidency, Chile held the 1991 Copa América. Provided by Wikipedia