Pablo Larios

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Pablo Larios

| fullname = Pablo Larios Iwasaki

| image = El Arquero de la Selva.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1960|7|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|31|1960|7|31|mf=y}}

| death_place = Puebla, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1980–1984

| years2 = 1984–1989

| years3 = 1989–1994

| years4 = 1994–1997

| years5 = 1997

| years6 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = Zacatepec

| clubs2 = Cruz Azul

| clubs3 = Puebla

| clubs4 = Toros Neza

| clubs5 = Zacatepec

| clubs6 = Toros Neza

| caps1 = 76

| caps2 = 138

| caps3 = 198

| caps4 = 105

| caps5 = 0

| caps6 = 22

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 539

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1991

| nationalteam1 = Mexico

| nationalcaps1 = 48

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }}

}}

Pablo Larios Iwasaki ({{langx|ja|パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ}}, 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.{{cite web|title=Pablo Larios, atrapado en su selva|website=Mediotiempo.com|last=Barrón|first=Carlos|date=31 January 2019|access-date=2 February 2019|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/pablo-larios-futbolista-atrapado-selva-historia-portero|language=Spanish}}

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 the quarter-finals and 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|publisher=Esto|title=Pablo Larios, de luto|trans-title=Pablo Larios in mourning|url=http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n846421.htm|language=Spanish|date=10 September 2008}} He also participated in the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.{{cite web|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Japan 1979 - Teams - Mexico|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/japan1979/teams/team=1888278/players.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095440/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/japan1979/teams/team=1888278/players.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2019|website=FIFA.com|access-date=2 January 2019}}

He was the goalkeeper trainer in the 2006 FIFA World Cup working for Ricardo Lavolpe.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Personal life

He has Japanese ancestors on his maternal side.

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 US, since he had lost his visa.[http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/537020.html Note at Mexican newspaper El Universal (in Spanish)]

= Death =

On January 31, 2019, Larios was pronounced dead at a hospital in Puebla at the age of 58. The former goalkeeper had been admitted to hospital due to an intestinal occlusion and respiratory arrest, for which he underwent surgery from which he did not survive.{{cite web |title=Fallece el histórico portero Pablo Larios |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/futbol/fallece-el-historico-portero-pablo-larios |website=El Universal |accessdate=31 January 2019 |language=es |date=31 January 2019}}

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{{cite web |title=Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1991|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups91.html |website=RSSSF|accessdate=2 February 2019 |language=|date=}}