Luis María Uribe

Luis María de Uribe Echevarría (17 October 1906 – 18 November 1994), nicknamed Volea, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward for Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. He was a member of the great Bilbao side under Fred Pentland that won two league titles and three Copa del Rey titles in the early 1930s.

He is the father of former Athletic Bilbao footballer Ignacio Uribe.

Playing career Real Madrid Uribe was born on 17 October 1906 in Urduliz, Biscay. When he finished high school he moved to Madrid in 1924, at the age of 18, to study medicine, settling in a boarding house. Whilst in the capital, he joined the ranks of Sociedad Gimnástica before being signed by Real Madrid. He left Madrid in 1929, the same year in which the national first division was founded, with Uribe playing only one such match with the white team, on 16 June 1929 in a 2–0 victory against Arenas Club de Getxo.

Athletic Bilbao Once he finished his studies in 1929, Uribe returned to the Basque Country, where he joined the ranks of Fred Pentland's Athletic Bilbao.

According to his son, Uribe "was a bit of the team's wild card when one of the starters was missing", and when given the opportunity he often demonstrated his qualities and his shooting power. For instance, on 14 December 1930, he made his La Liga debut with the Bilbao team, scoring twice in the Basque derby against Real Sociedad to help his side to a 6–1 win. In total, he scored 26 goals in just 43 games, including a hat-trick in his last League game, on 12 November 1933, against Real Betis.

Honours Real Madrid Campeonato Regional Centro: 1927, 1929

Athletic Club La Liga: 1930–31, 1933–34 Copa del Rey: 1931, 1932, 1933 Biscay Championship: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934