Pablo Larios
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Larios Iwasaki | ||
Date of birth | July 31, 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico | ||
Date of death | January 31, 2019 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1984 | Zacatepec | 76 | (0) |
1984–1989 | Cruz Azul | 138 | (0) |
1989–1994 | Puebla | 198 | (0) |
1994–1997 | Toros Neza | 105 | (0) |
1997 | Zacatepec | 0 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Toros Neza | 22 | (0) |
Total | 539 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1983–1991 | Mexico | 48 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Pablo Larios Iwasaki (July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), both for being from Zacatepec, a town in the Mexican state of Morelos known for his humid and warm climate, and for starting his career with his hometown's football club.[1]
Career[]
Larios was a goalkeeper for Zacatepec, Cruz Azul, Puebla and Toros Neza during his playing career. He played for the Mexico national football team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where Mexico reached quarter-finals and 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2] He also participated in the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
He was the goalkeeper trainer in the 2006 FIFA World Cup working for Ricardo Lavolpe.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
He has Japanese ancestors on his maternal side.[1]
In early September 2008, Larios's 19-year-old son, Pablo Larios Garza, was reported missing. After an intense search, he was found dead by the border police near the area of Grajeno, approximately 600 feet away from Rio Grande. He attempted to illegally cross the border to visit his girlfriend, who lived in the USA, since he had lost his visa.[4]
Death[]
On Thursday January 31, 2019 Larios was pronounced dead at a hospital in Puebla.[5]
Honours[]
Zacatepec
- Mexican Segunda División: 1983–84
Puebla
- Mexican Primera División: 1989–90
- Copa México: 1989–90
- Campeón de Campeones: 1989–90
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1991[6]
See also[]
- List of people from Morelos, Mexico
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Barrón, Carlos (31 January 2019). "Pablo Larios, atrapado en su selva". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Pablo Larios, de luto" [Pablo Larios in mourning] (in Spanish). Esto. 10 September 2008.
- ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Japan 1979 - Teams - Mexico". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Note at Mexican newspaper El Universal (in Spanish)
- ^ "Fallece el histórico portero Pablo Larios". El Universal (in Spanish). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1991". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links[]
- Pablo Larios – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Pablo Larios at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo Larios – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
- 1960 births
- 2019 deaths
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Mexican people of Japanese descent
- Mexico international footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- Footballers from Morelos
- Club Atlético Zacatepec players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Toros Neza footballers
- Liga MX players
- Mexican footballers
- Mexican football goalkeeper stubs