Lázaro Darcourt
{{short description|Cuban footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lázaro Darcourt
| fullname = Lázaro Darcourt Martínez
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|04|25}}
| birth_place = Candelaria, Cuba
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| position = Attacking Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1989–2003
| clubs1 = Pinar del Río
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| years2 = 1998–1999
| clubs2 = Bonner SC
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2003
| nationalteam1 = Cuba
| nationalcaps1 = 73
| nationalgoals1 = 21
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 1 January 2018
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{{family name hatnote|Darcourt|Martínez|lang=Spanish}}
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,[https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/07/deportes/915663610_850215.html Quince futbolistas cubanos, prestados al Bonner, de la 4ª división alemana] - El Pais {{in lang|es}} 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,[https://web.archive.org/web/20180417191833/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=1998/m=4/news=cubans-discover-the-round-leather-ball-71537.html Cubans Discover the Round Leather Ball] - FIFA only for a Cuban official to prevent him to sign professional terms.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140813231754/http://oncubamagazine.com/deportes/mundial-de-futbol-en-busca-del-sueno-eterno/ Mundial de Fútbol: En busca del sueño eterno]}} - On Cuba Magazine {{in lang|es}}
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.[http://www.artemisadiario.cu/noticias/dialogo-estrella-que-dice-adios Diálogo con una estrella que dice adiós] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513013555/http://www.artemisadiario.cu/noticias/dialogo-estrella-que-dice-adios |date=2018-05-13 }} - Artemisa Diario {{in lang|es}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cuba-recintlp.html|website=RSSSF|title=Appearances for Cuba National Team}} He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (6 goals){{FIFA player|154811}} 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.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.
References
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External links
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{{Cuba squad 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province
Category:Sportspeople from Artemisa Province
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cuban men's footballers
Category:Cuba men's international footballers
Category:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:FC Pinar del Río players
Category:Cuban expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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