Dairon Blanco (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dairon Alberto Blanco Joseph[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Amancio, Cuba | ||
Date of death | 16 November 2020 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2018 | Las Tunas | ||
2019 | Canelones del Este | ||
International career | |||
2012–2016 | Cuba | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dairon Alberto Blanco Joseph (2 October 1992 – 16 November 2020) was a Cuban footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Amancio, Blanco played club football for Las Tunas and in Uruguay for Canelones del Este.[1]
He was a member of the Cuba national team between 2012 and 2016, earning 7 caps.[1]
He died on 16 November 2020, aged 28, in a car accident in Cienfuegos.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Dairon Blanco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Cuba - D. Blanco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "El futbolista cubano Dayron Blanco muere en un accidente del tránsito en Cienfuegos | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com. 17 November 2020.
- ^ Cubacomenta, Redacción (16 November 2020). "Fallece en accidente de tránsito el futbolista cubano Dairon Blanco".
- ^ Cubano, Periódico (16 November 2020). "Fallece el joven futbolista cubano Dairon Blanco en un accidente de tráfico".