Pércival Piggott

Pércival Piggott
Personal information
Full name Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming
Date of birth (1966-11-23) November 23, 1966
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988-1992 Cojutepeque
1992-1994 Tauro
1994-1995 Luis Ángel Firpo
1995-1998 Victoria (17)
1998-2001 Herediano
2000San Francisco (loan)
2001 Luis Ángel Firpo
2001-2004 Liberia
2005-2007 Tauro
National team
1987-2000  Panama 43 (2)
Teams managed
2010 Sporting San Miguelito
2012-2013 Panama U-17 (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2007.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Piggott and the second or maternal family name is Cumming.

Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming (born 23 November 1966 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired Panamanian footballer who played professionally for clubs in Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.

Club career

Piggott scored a goal but still was on the losing side in the 1989/89 Salvadoran league final with Cojutepeque, when they were beaten on penalties by Luis Ángel Firpo after the game ended 2-2 after extra time.[1] He also played for Firpo twice, the second spell started in March 2001 when arriving from Panamanian club San Francisco.[2] He played in Costa Rica for Herediano[3] and in Honduras for Victoria and he returned to Costa Rica in August 2001 when he joined Municipal Liberia.[4] He retired in 2007.[5]

International career

Piggott made his debut for Panama in a May 1987 Olympic Games qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 2 goals.[6] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international was a November 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 July 1993 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States  United States 1–0 1–2 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 29 February 2000 Estadio Flor Blanca, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–2 1–3 Friendly match

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Piggott worked as a pundit for Panamanian TV.[9] In March 2010, Piggott was appointed manager of Sporting San Miguelito.[10]

Personal life

His son Romario Piggott joined his dad's former club Tauro from Chepo ahead of the 2015 Clausura.[11]

References

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