Lázaro Darcourt


Lázaro Darcourt Martínez, sometimes spelled as Lázaro Dalcourt 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.
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.

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 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

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 July 1995National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica1-02-01995 Caribbean Cup
223 July 1995National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica2-02-01995 Caribbean Cup
330 July 1995Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands1-03-01995 Caribbean Cup
412 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands1-01-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
514 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands3-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
614 May 1996Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands4-05-01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
727 May 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago1-01-01996 Caribbean Cup
83 June 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago1-04-01996 Caribbean Cup
93 June 1996Manny Ramjohn Stadium, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago2-04-01996 Caribbean Cup
1023 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago3-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1123 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago4-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1223 June 1996Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago5-06-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
135 May 1999National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda1-04-11999 Caribbean Cup qualification
1427 November 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands4-05-02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1529 November 2002Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands2-12-12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
1626 March 2003Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2-03-22003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification