Peter Raymond Cargill (2 March 1964 – 15 April 2005) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Raymond Cargill[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1964-03-02)2 March 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica | ||
Date of death | 15 April 2005(2005-04-15) (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 | ||
National team | |||
1984–1998 | Jamaica | 84 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2000–2004 | Jamaica (assistant manager) | ||
2004–2005 | Waterhouse F.C. | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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.
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.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1 | 21 June 1992 | Guaracara Park, Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1992 Caribbean Cup | |||||
2 | 10 November 1996 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
3 | 29 June 1997 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 8 March 2016[3] | |||||||||||
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Jamaica squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place | ||
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Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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