Peter Raymond Cargill (2 March 1964 – 15 April 2005) was a Jamaican international

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player. His position was midfielder or defender.

Club career

Nicknamed "Jair", he started his footballing career at high school, winning the Triple Crown as a captain with Camperdown High School. 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 Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

and

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

. The versatile player returned to Jamaica in 1996 and was called up to the Jamaica team.

International career

He captained the

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and was a participant at the

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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

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Like his World Cup team-mate

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and Jamaican legend

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, 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

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when the minivan he was travelling in overturned and struck a boulder head-on. Cargill was the cousin of Jade Cargill, a professional wrestler.

International goals

Honours

* Israeli Premier League: **Runner-up (1): 1987–88 * Toto Cup: **Runner-up (1): 1988–89 * Caribbean Cup: **Winner (2):

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: **Winner (1): 1998

References

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* * 1964 births 2005 deaths Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish Men's association football midfielders Jamaican men's footballers Jamaica men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Harbour View F.C. players Portmore United F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Israel Road incident deaths in Jamaica {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub