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Dairon Blanco (footballer)

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "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".