Peter Cargill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Raymond Cargill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 2005 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982 | Camperdown High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Harbour View | ||
| 1984–1985 | Swallowfield | ||
| 1985–1986 | CC Lions | ||
| 1986–1987 | Hazard United | ||
| 1987–1994 | Maccabi Netanya | 196 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 27 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Harbour View | ||
| International career | |||
| 1984–1998 | Jamaica | 84 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Jamaica (assistant manager) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Waterhouse F.C. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Raymond Cargill (2 March 1964 – 15 April 2005) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed "Jair", he started his footballing career at high school, winning the Triple Crown as a captain with Camperdown High School.[2] Cargill also played for local sides Swallowfield FC, CC Lions, Hazard United and Harbour View and also spent 8 years in Israel with Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Petah Tikva. The versatile player returned to Jamaica in 1996 and was called up to the Jamaica team.
International career
[edit]He captained the Reggae Boyz and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He collected a total of 84 caps and scored 3 times.
Personal life
[edit]After retiring as a player, he became Reggae Boyz' assistant head coach until 2004. Then he coached Jamaica National Premier League side Waterhouse F.C.
Like his World Cup team-mate Stephen Malcolm and Jamaican legend Winston Anglin, Cargill was killed in a road accident. He died of severe injuries in Saint Ann Parish while on his way to a football match against Wadadah in Montego Bay when the minivan he was travelling in overturned and struck a boulder head-on.
Cargill was the cousin of Jade Cargill, a professional wrestler.[3]
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 1992 | Guaracara Park, Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1992 Caribbean Cup | |||||
| 2 | 10 November 1996 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 3 | 29 June 1997 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Cuba | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 8 March 2016[4] | |||||||||||
Honours
[edit]- Israeli Premier League:
- Runner-up (1): 1987–88
- Toto Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 1988–89
- Caribbean Cup:
- JFF Champions Cup:
- Winner (1): 1998
References
[edit]- ^ Walker, Howard (5 May 2005), Cargill's grand send-off, Jamaica Gleaner, p. 9
- ^ "Camperdown alumni to honour '82 Triple Crown football team". jamaica-gleaner.com. 13 May 2015.
- ^ Brinkley, Vance (22 April 2022). "Jade Cargill hopes to inspire a future generation of Black female wrestlers". Andscape.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Peter Cargill - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org.
External links
[edit]- Peter Cargill's at Soccerbase
- Peter Cargill at National-Football-Teams.com
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