Peter Raymond Cargill (2 March 1964 – 15 April 2005) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was midfielder or defender.

Peter Cargill
Personal information
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
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

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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# 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

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Howard (5 May 2005), Cargill's grand send-off, Jamaica Gleaner, p. 9
  2. ^ "Camperdown alumni to honour '82 Triple Crown football team". jamaica-gleaner.com. 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Brinkley, Vance (22 April 2022). "Jade Cargill hopes to inspire a future generation of Black female wrestlers". Andscape.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Peter Cargill - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org.
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