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{{Short description|Mexican footballer (1960–2019)}}
{{family name hatnote|Larios| Iwasaki|lang=Spanish}}
{{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 (city)|Puebla]], Mexico
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1980–1984 
| years2 = 1984–1989 
| years3 = 1989–1994 
| years4 = 1994–1997 
| years5 = 1997 
| years6 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = [[Atlético Zacatepec|Zacatepec]] 
| clubs2 = [[Cruz Azul]] 
| clubs3 = [[Club Puebla|Puebla]] 
| clubs4 = [[Toros Neza]] 
| clubs5 = [[Atlético Zacatepec|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 national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1 = 48  
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| medaltemplates       = 
{{Medal|Country | {{MEX}} }}
{{Medal|3rd|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]|[[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1991]]}}
}}

'''Pablo Larios Iwasaki''' ({{langx|ja|パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ}}, July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a [[Japanese Mexicans|Mexican]] professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), both for being from [[Zacatepec, Morelos|Zacatepec]], a town in the Mexican state of [[Morelos]] known for his humid and warm climate, and for starting his career with his [[Atlético Zacatepec|hometown's football club]].<ref name=Barrón>{{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}}</ref>

==Career==
Larios was a goalkeeper for [[Atlético Zacatepec|Zacatepec]], [[Cruz Azul]], [[Club Puebla|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He also participated in the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name=Barrón />

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 [[Granjeno, Texas|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.<ref>[http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/537020.html Note at Mexican newspaper ''El Universal'' (in Spanish)]</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Zacatepec'''
*[[Liga Premier de México|Mexican Segunda División]]: 1983–84

'''Puebla'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[1989–90 Mexican Primera División season|1989–90]]
*[[Copa MX|Copa México]]: [[1989–90 Copa México|1989–90]]
*[[Campeón de Campeones]]: 1989–90
*[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: [[1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1991]]<ref>{{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=}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of people from Morelos]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FIFA player|52755}}
*{{NFT player|pid=14205}}
*{{Medio Tiempo|pablo-larios}}

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[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players]]
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[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Mexican people of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Mexico men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Mexico men's under-20 international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Morelos]]
[[Category:Zacatepec F.C. players]]
[[Category:Cruz Azul footballers]]
[[Category:Club Puebla players]]
[[Category:Toros Neza footballers]]
[[Category:Liga MX players]]
[[Category:Mexican men's footballers]]
[[Category:20th-century Mexican sportsmen]]
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