Jose Maria del Nido has stepped down as Sevilla president.
He has stood down in the wake of his imprisonment for embezzlement and corruption.
The 56-year-old was on Friday sentenced to seven years in jail at Madrid's Supreme Court after being found guilty of involvement in the miss-use of public funds in the southern resort town of Marbella.
"I apologise to Sevilla," he said.
"We have reached a day we never expected, the least desirable and I have a battered heart.
"In my 27 years of involvement with Sevilla I have been available for this club and all it has needed off me.
"Today I leave with regret, with a deep sadness and with humility."
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