Frank Lobos

Frank Lobos

Personal information
Full name	Frank Ronald Lobos Acuña
Date of birth	(1976-09-25) September 25, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1999	Colo-Colo	40	(1)
1999	Deportes La Serena	36	(3)
2000	Everton	14	(4)
2001	Deportes Concepción	7	(0)
2001–2002	Racing de Ferrol	19	(0)
2003	Mito HollyHock	16	(1)
2005	Deportes Puerto Montt	28	(5)
2006	Vasco da Gama	0	(0)
Total		144	(13)
International career
1993	Chile U17
1995	Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Ronald Lobos Acuña (born September 25, 1976) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder. His greatest achievement was reaching the third place at the 1993 U-17 World Cup. There he was one of the main figures of the Chilean team, along with Manuel Neira, Héctor Tapia, Sebastián Rozental, Dante Poli, Ariel Salas, Patricio Galaz, and Alejandro Osorio.

International career

He played for Chile in both the 1993 FIFA U17 World Championship in Japan, where Chile reached the third place, and the 1995 FIFA U20 Championship in Qatar. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the 1993 South American U17 Championship^[1] and the 1995 South American U20 Championship.^[2]

Personal life

Due to the fame he and his fellow players acquired after the 1993 U17 World Championship, he performed as a member of jury of the 1994 Viña del Mar International Song Festival and also acted in the TV series Rompecorazón ^[es]. In addition, he took part in the reality show Año cero ^[es] (Year Zero) in 2011.^[3]

Since 2015, he has performed as a football coach and motivational teller in the penitentiaries, organizing football games and other activities financed by the Ministry of Justice.^[4]

He has a close friendship with the former footballer Juan Carlos Alegría.^[5]

Controversies

He was punished by the Disciplinary Court of the ANFP with 10 years of total disability in everything that relates to professional football after being found guilty of bribery.^[6]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

• Chilean Primera División (3): 1996, 1997 Clausura, 1998
• Copa Chile (2): 1994, 1996

International

Chile U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993

References

1. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
3. "Frank Lobos: "Si me invitaran a Viña, iría de nuevo"". En Cancha (in Spanish). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. Mardones, Carolina (19 June 2015). "Ex futbolista Frank Lobos detalló actividad entre presos y jugadores profesionales". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. Sanhueza, Ana María (12 July 2012). "Tiempo agregado". Revista Qué Pasa (in Spanish). Qué Pasa. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. Frank Lobos fue inhabilitado por 10 años tras "caso sobornos"

External links

• Frank Lobos at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Frank Lobos at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
• Frank Lobos at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• J. League at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 March 2011)