Frank Ronald Lobos Acuña (born September 25, 1976) is a Chilean former

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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

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, Ariel Salas, Patricio Galaz, and Alejandro Osorio.

International career

He played for Chile in both the 1993 FIFA U17 World Championship in

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, where Chile reached the third place, and the 1995 FIFA U20 Championship in

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. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the 1993 South American U17 Championship and the 1995 South American U20 Championship.

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 . In addition, he took part in the

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(Year Zero) in 2011. Since 2015, he has performed as a football coach and motivational teller in the penitentiaries, organizing football games and other activities financed by the

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. He has a close friendship with the former footballer Juan Carlos Alegría.

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.Frank Lobos fue inhabilitado por 10 años tras "caso sobornos"
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Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo *

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, 1997 Clausura,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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International

;Chile U17 *

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Third place:

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

References

External links

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Frank Lobos
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) * * 1976 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Colo-Colo footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Mito HollyHock players Deportes Puerto Montt footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players J2 League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Men's association football midfielders {{chile-footy-midfielder-stub