Lucas Lobos
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Armando Lobos | ||
Date of birth | August 3, 1981 | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2006 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 105 | (11) |
2006–2008 | Cádiz | 47 | (15) |
2008–2014 | Tigres UANL | 219 | (68) |
2014–2016 |
Toluca | 48 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | 14 | (0) |
Total | 433 | (96) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lucas Armando Lobos [1] (born August 3, 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.
Lobos is a two-time winner of the Liga MX Balón de Oro for Best Player and for several years he was widely considered one of the top footballers of the Mexican League, mostly for his remarkable seasons with Tigres UANL, where he became an idol.
Career
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Lobos was born in La Plata, Argentina. Encouraged by his father, he did tryouts with several teams of Argentina, such as the Newell's Old Boys, Boca Juniors, Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and River Plate.[2] At the age of nineteen Lobos was signed by the team Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata to play in the junior divisions of Argentina. In three months he had become part of the first team, debuting in the Argentine Primera División in the second half of a game against Club Atlético Banfield. Lobos remained in the team from 2001 to 2005, ending runner-up twice.
Cádiz CF
At the age of twenty-four, Lobos signed up with the Spanish team Cádiz CF, playing in La Liga, the first division of Spain.[2] His performance did not prevent the relegation of the team to Segunda División, the second division. Lobos spent two seasons in Cadiz.
Tigres UANL
In December 2007 by the hand of Enrique Borja, Lobos signed for four years with Tigres UANL on a $3.5 million deal. Almost finishing the Clausura 2008, Lobos underwent an operation on one of his knees. On August 11, 2010, Lobos re-signed for three more years with UANL. In 2011, the post of captain was given to him for being the most committed player. On December 11, 2011, Lucas led Tigres to their third championship, and was awarded for the second time in a row as both, the MVP and best attacking midfielder of the Mexican League. On March, 2012, Alejandro Sabella, the head coach of the Argentina national team, stated that he was considering the chance to include Lobos in the team.[3][4] On November, 2012, Lobos re-signed for three more years with UANL. On June 4, 2014, it was announced that Lobos was transferred to Mexican side Toluca on a $5 million deal. After the news of the transfer of Lobos to Toluca, over a hundred fans of Tigres UANL received him at the Monterrey International Airport chanting his name on an emotional farewell. Lobos left Tigres UANL as the last idol of the team and one of the greatest players in the club's history.[5][6]
Deportivo Toluca F.C.
After his arrival to Toluca, Lucas Lobos became a regular starter under the command of
Return to Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
In August, 2016, it was announced that Lobos would return to the team where he made his professional debut: Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata.[8]
Amateur
After a discreet stage in Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, on July 29, 2017, it is confirmed that Lobos would not retire and decided to continue playing, now with amateur Club Unidos de Olmos of the Liga Amateur Platense.
International career
On September 19, 2013[9] coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich called up Lobos for the Mexico national football team after Lucas became a naturalized Mexican citizen, but did not play any of the two games.
Style of play
A creative
Personal life
Lobos and his wife Florencia are married since 2005. In 2006, his daughter Lola was born in
Honours
Tigres UANL
- Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2011
- Clausura 2014
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Golden Ball: Clausura 2011, Apertura 2011
- Clausura 2012
References
- ^ "Lucas Lobos - Tigres - mediotiempo.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.
- ^ a b "Lucas Lobos no piensa en el Tri por ahora". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Mediotiempo - Noticias deportivas y de última hora - Mediotiempo".
- ^ "Mediotiempo - Noticias deportivas y de última hora - Mediotiempo".
- ^ "Emotiva partida de Lucas Lobos". Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
- ^ "Lucas Lobos Leaves Tigres UANL | Soccerly". soccerly.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
- ^ "Lucas Lobos, fuera del Toluca". Multimedios (in Spanish). 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "El 'Profe' Lobos". www.elnorte.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Últimas noticias de Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y el mundo | CNN en Español".
- ^ ""Jugué ante el Barsa y justo Messi lo vio en la platea" | Olé". www.ole.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03.
- ^ Marshall, Tom. "Tom Marshall: Three naturalized players that can help El Tri". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Marshall, Tom. "Tom Marshall: Five South American forwards stealing the Liga MX show". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
- Statistics at Guardian Stats Centre
- Lucas Lobos – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)