Franklin Lobos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franklin Erasmo Lobos Ramírez | ||
Date of birth | June 2, 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1981 |
Regional Atacama | ||
1982 |
Deportes Antofagasta | ||
1983–1985 |
Cobresal | ||
1986–1987 |
Deportes Antofagasta | ||
1988–1989 |
Cobresal | ||
1990–1991 |
La Serena | ||
1992 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
1993 |
Municipal Iquique | ||
1994 | Unión La Calera | ||
1995 |
Regional Atacama | ||
International career | |||
Chile Olympic | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Franklin Erasmo Lobos Ramírez (born June 2, 1957 in
Football career
Club
Lobos made his professional debut for Chilean
In what would be the first of his two stints with Cobresal, Lobos tasted success in his first year as the team representing the small mining town of El Salvador won the 1983 Second Division title.[1] In the national championship of Chile of 1984, Cobresal was runner-up. Lobos returned to Deportes Antofagasta for 1986 and 1987. In 1988, he rejoined Cobresal where he played until 1989.
Until leaving high level football in 1995, Lobos played for a number of clubs including
He was known for his powerful free kicks.[4]
International
Lobos represented
Honours
- 1983with Cobresal
After football
After his sporting career ended Lobos became a taxi-driver and, in 2005, a miner.[1][7] He worked as a truck driver in the Copiapó mine,[1] where in August 2010, he was one of the 33 miners trapped in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.[5][8] He was the 27th miner to be rescued on October 13[9][10] and thus holds the record for the seventh longest time ever being trapped underground. Guinness World Records was asked by the rescue team for all the miners, including Lobos, to be honored with the record.[11]
He has two daughters.
References
- ^ a b c d Jonathan Franklin (September 7, 2010). "Trapped Chilean miners: How did a former footballing hero come to be one of the 33?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Thompson, Wright. "Above and Beyond". Outside the Lines. ESPN. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Manuel Rodríguez, ex entrenador de Cobresal: "Franklin Lobos es pura risa y se metió a la mina para mantener a su familia"". Noticias Web. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
Defendió también a Unión La Calera, Iquique, Wanderers, Copiapó y Antofagasta, además de Cobresal
[permanent dead link] - FIFPro. August 26, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ a b Former Player Is Among 33 Stranded Miners NY Times, August 27, 2010
- ^ Ivan, Pablo. "Bajo la tierra - Treinta Dos Mineros Chilenos y un Crack" (in Spanish). Canaltrans.com. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Lobos, le mineur footballeur". SoFoot.com (in French). October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "Ex futbolista se encuentra entre los mineros atrapados en Copiapó". Terra.cl. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ « 2010 Copiapó mining rescue », peoplestar.co.uk, Retrieved on 2010-10-13.
- ^ Allen, Nick (12 October 2010). "Chile miners rescue: profiles of the 33 men". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ Warren, Michael (14 October 2010). "Chile miners start new lives, adjust to freedom". Yahoo!. Retrieved 14 October 2010.