Dairon Blanco
Personal information
Full name Dairon Alberto Blanco Joseph[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-02)2 October 1992
Place of birth Amancio, Cuba
Date of death 16 November 2020(2020-11-16) (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

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dairon Blanco". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Cuba - D. Blanco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "El futbolista cubano Dayron Blanco muere en un accidente del tránsito en Cienfuegos | DIARIO DE CUBA". diariodecuba.com. 17 November 2020.
  4. Cubacomenta, Redacción (16 November 2020). "Fallece en accidente de tránsito el futbolista cubano Dairon Blanco".
  5. Cubano, Periódico (16 November 2020). "Fallece el joven futbolista cubano Dairon Blanco en un accidente de tráfico".
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