Frank Lobos | |
Fullname: | Frank Ronald Lobos Acuña |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1976 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Height: | 1.61 m |
Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Years1: | 1992–1999 |
Years2: | 1999 |
Years3: | 2000 |
Years4: | 2001 |
Years5: | 2001–2002 |
Years6: | 2003 |
Years7: | 2005 |
Years8: | 2006 |
Clubs1: | Colo-Colo |
Caps1: | 40 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Clubs2: | Deportes La Serena |
Caps2: | 36 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Clubs3: | Everton |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Caps4: | 7 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Clubs6: | Mito HollyHock |
Caps6: | 16 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Clubs7: | Deportes Puerto Montt |
Caps7: | 28 |
Goals7: | 5 |
Clubs8: | Vasco da Gama |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 144 |
Totalgoals: | 13 |
Nationalyears1: | 1993 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile U17 |
Nationalyears2: | 1995 |
Nationalteam2: | Chile U20 |
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.
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]
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 . In addition, he took part in the reality show (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]
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]