Pércival Piggott | |
Fullname: | Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1966 |
Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1988–1992 |
Clubs1: | Cojutepeque |
Years2: | 1992–1994 |
Clubs2: | Tauro |
Years3: | 1994–1995 |
Clubs3: | Luis Ángel Firpo |
Years4: | 1995–1998 |
Clubs4: | Victoria |
Goals4: | 17 |
Years5: | 1998–2001 |
Clubs5: | Herediano |
Years6: | 2000 |
Clubs6: | → San Francisco (loan) |
Years7: | 2001 |
Clubs7: | Luis Ángel Firpo |
Years8: | 2001–2004 |
Clubs8: | Liberia |
Years9: | 2005–2007 |
Nationalyears1: | 1987–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Panama |
Nationalcaps1: | 43 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | 18 June 2007 |
Ntupdate: | 11 July 2015 |
Manageryears1: | 2010 |
Managerclubs1: | Sporting San Miguelito |
Manageryears2: | 2012–2013 |
Managerclubs2: | Panama U-17 (assistant) |
Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming (born 23 November 1966 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian former footballer who played professionally for clubs in Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.
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]
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 and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was a November 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago.
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 July 1993 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
2 | 29 February 2000 | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly match |
After retiring as a player, Piggott worked as a pundit for Panamanian TV.[8] In March 2010, Piggott was appointed manager of Sporting San Miguelito.[9]
His son Romario Piggott joined his dad's former club Tauro from Chepo ahead of the 2015 Clausura.[10]