Franklin Lobos

Franklin Lobos moves me more than almost any athlete in this batch. A one-club man who spent his career with Regional Atacama and earned the nickname El Mortero Mágico, he already had a story of loyalty before tragedy struck. Then he became a miner and was one of the men trapped underground for two months in the 2010 Copiapó disaster. To me his life is a study in endurance, on the pitch and beneath the earth alike. I find his survival profoundly humbling, and I admire how an ordinary footballer became a symbol of human resilience.

Name (English)

Franklin Lobos

Name (Japanese)

フランクリン・エラスモ・ロボス・ラミレス

Reading

ふらんくりん・えらすも・ろぼす・らみれす

Born

June 2, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

Origin

Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Chile

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Copiapó Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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