Lázaro Darcourt
Personal information
Full name Lázaro Darcourt Martínez
Date of birth (1971-04-25) April 25, 1971
Place of birth Candelaria, Cuba
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2003 Pinar del Río
1998–1999 Bonner SC 1 (0)
International career‡
1995–2003 Cuba 73 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018

Lázaro Darcourt Martínez, sometimes spelled as Lázaro Dalcourt (born 25 April 1971) is a Cuban retired footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed el Pindi, Darcourt played his entire career for local side Pinar del Río, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC,[1] when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season. He also had a one month-trial with Olympique Marseille along with compatriot Osmín Hernández in 1998,[2] only for a Cuban official to prevent him to sign professional terms.[3]

Born in Candelaria, then in Pinar del Río Province, he won 5 Cuban league titles and was voted Cuban footballer of the year in 1991, 1992 and 1995.[4]

International career

One of the leading players of the Cuban team during the 1990s, he made his international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 73 caps, scoring 21 goals.[5] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (6 goals)[6] and played at 3 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

His final international was a July 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States, quitting international football due to a persistent knee injury.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[5]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 July 1995National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Saint Lucia1-02-01995 Caribbean Cup
223 July 1995National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Saint Lucia2-02-01995 Caribbean Cup
330 July 1995Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands1-03-01995 Caribbean Cup
412 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands1-01-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
514 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands3-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
614 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands4-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
727 May 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Martinique1-01-01996 Caribbean Cup
83 June 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname1-04-01996 Caribbean Cup
93 June 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname2-04-01996 Caribbean Cup
1023 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti3-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1123 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti4-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1223 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Haiti5-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
135 May 1999National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda Cayman Islands1-04-11999 Caribbean Cup qualification
1427 November 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands4-05-02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1529 November 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands Martinique2-12-12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1626 March 2003Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Guadeloupe2-03-22003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Quince futbolistas cubanos, prestados al Bonner, de la 4ª división alemana - El Pais (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Cubans Discover the Round Leather Ball - FIFA
  3. ↑ Mundial de Fútbol: En busca del sueño eterno - On Cuba Magazine (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 Diálogo con una estrella que dice adiós - Artemisa Diario (in Spanish)
  5. 1 2 "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ Lázaro Darcourt – FIFA competition record (archived)


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