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, 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, only for a Cuban official to prevent him to sign professional terms.

Lázaro Darcourt

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.

Lázaro Darcourt

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. He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (6 goals) and played at 3 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

Lázaro Darcourt

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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1971 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province

Sportspeople from Artemisa Province

Men's association football midfielders

Cuban men's footballers

Cuba men's international footballers

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

FC Pinar del Río players

Bonner SC players

Cuban expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany