Darío Enrique Dubois (born 10 March 1971), better known as Darío Dubois, was an Argentine footballer famous for playing in numerous games with corpse-paint makeup.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Due to this unusual characteristic, he became a famous and revered figure among those who like curious facts about football.[14][15][16]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Enrique Dubois | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 2008 (aged 37)[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Yupanqui | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Lugano | 20 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Ferrocarril Midland | 23 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Deportivo Riestra | 23 | (2) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Laferrere | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | Cañuelas | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Ferrocarril Midland | 30 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Victoriano Arenas | 37 | (4) |
| 2005 | Deportivo Paraguayo | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 146 | (13) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Professional career
editIn total, Dubois played 146 games and scored 13 goals for clubs in the Primera C and Primera D categories,[17] fourth and fifth level of Argentine football respectively. He retired in 2005 after suffering a ligament injury in his knee and not earning enough money to perform the knee surgery.[18]
Death
editDubois was shot twice on March 17, 2008, as he left a club where he worked as an audio operator. The causes have unfortunately never been clarified.
References
edit- ^ "Diez años sin Darío Dubois". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Interview with Dario Dubois". enunabaldosa.com.
- ^ "Darío Dubois, El Rebelde Inolvidable". elcafediario.com.
- ^ "La marcha del guitarrazo solitario". pagina12.com.ar.
- ^ "Darío Dubois, el futbolista metalero que se pintaba la cara para enfrentar al poder". lanacion.com.ar.
- ^ "El futbolista metalero del Ascenso que rompió los moldes: de pintarse la cara y embarrar la camiseta para tapar a un auspiciante a su doloroso final". infobae.com.
- ^ "Darío Dubois, el emblemático personaje que pasó por Midland". lavoz.com.ar.
- ^ "Vida, mito y crimen del Loco Dubois, el futbolista que jugó con la cara pintada hasta que Grondona dijo basta". clarin.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "DARÍO DUBOIS, BLACK METAL Y MAQUILLAJE CONTRA LA CORRUPCIÓN". kodromagazine.com.
- ^ "Darío Dubois: Fútbol, barro y Black Metal". panenka.org.
- ^ "Darío Dubois, el "Loco" del rostro a lo King Diamond". futbolprimera.es.
- ^ ""Um palhaço que pinta a cara, mas se mata por uma camisa"". Ultima Divisão (in Portuguese). 19 January 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Dario Dubois, la tragica storia del calciatore clown". calciomercato.com (in Italian). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Latinoamérica Fútbol Club: Darío Dubois". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Especiales: Darío Dubois". En Una Baldosa (in Spanish). 16 April 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "The forgotten story of ... Dario Dubois, Argentina's face-painted footballer". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "DARIO ENRIQUE DUBOIS". BDFA (Base de Datos Del Futbol Argentino) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Darío Dubois: a lenda do Ascenso argentino". linhadefundo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2022.