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Lázaro Beltrán, one of the great figures of Cuban men's volleyball, passed away this Sunday at the age of 61.
The news was announced on Facebook by his teammate Ihosvany Hernández and has sparked a wave of mourning on social media.
“Brother, thank you for being a part of my evolution as a man and a person. Rest in peace #6,” wrote on Facebook the former athlete.
Other figures in high-level sports on the island expressed their condolences in Hernández's post.
“EPD, brother. Sad news. My deepest condolences to all his family and friends,” wrote the passer Raúl Diago.
"Very sad news about the passing of this great volleyball player and a very good teammate, another one leaving us from the glorious generation of the 90s. My deepest condolences to family and friends. Rest in peace," said Orlando Samuels.
The independent media Swing Completo reminds us that Beltrán was part of the team that won the world championship runner-up title in Brazil in 1990. The Pan American title in Havana 1991 and the crowns from the Central American Games in Santiago de los Caballeros 1986 and Ponce 1993.
Beltrán retired in 1993 and emigrated to the U.S., where he developed a successful career as a coach that led him to manage the women's national team.
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