Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming (born 23 November 1966 in

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) is a Panamanian former

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who played professionally for clubs in Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.

Club career

Piggott scored a goal but still was on the losing side in the 1989/89 Salvadoran league final with

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, when they were beaten on penalties by

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. He was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight titl ...

after the game ended 2-2 after extra time. He also played for Firpo twice, the second spell started in March 2001 when arriving from Panamanian club

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. He played in Costa Rica for Herediano and in Honduras for

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and he returned to Costa Rica in August 2001 when he joined

Municipal Liberia Asociación Deportiva Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing in the Liga FPD. The team is based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is the Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. History Founded on 7 June 1977, four year ...

. He retired in 2007.

International career

Piggott made his debut for

in a May 1987 Olympic Games qualification match against

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and has earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 15

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matches and played at the

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 2nd edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament took place from 10 to 25 July ...

. His final international was a November 2000

match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Piggott worked as a pundit for Panamanian TV. In March 2010, Piggott was appointed manager of

Sporting San Miguelito Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). Founded in 1989, it is based in San Miguelito District of Panamá Province. ...

Personal life

His son

Romario Piggott Romario Antonio Piggott Rivera (born 17 July 1995) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career In 2018. Piggot joined the Myrtle Beach Mutiny of the Premier Development League. He played with the team during the 2018 U.S. ...

joined his dad's former club Tauro from Chepo ahead of the 2015 Clausura. He has other 2 kids: Percival A. Piggott and Naomi Piggo
Romario Piggott a las filas taurinas
- Tauro FC

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