Peter Cargill

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
National team
1984–1998 Jamaica 84 (3)
Teams managed
2000–2004 Jamaica (assistant manager)
2004–2005 Waterhouse F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

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

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.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 June 1992Guaracara Park, Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–02–01992 Caribbean Cup
210 November 1996Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
329 June 1997Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Cuba2–03–0Friendly
Correct as of 8 March 2016[3]

Honours

References
  1. Walker, Howard (5 May 2005). "Cargill's grand send-off". Jamaica Gleaner. p. 9. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20150513/camperdown-alumni-honour-%E2%80%9982-triple-crown-football-team
  3. Peter Cargill - International Appearances


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