Víctor Herrera Piggott

Victor Herrera
Personal information
Full name Victor Manuel Herrera Piggott
Date of birth (1980-04-18) April 18, 1980
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997-2001 Panamá Viejo
2001 Sporting '89
Toluca
Necaxa
2002 Luis Ángel Firpo
2002 Millonarios
2004-2006 San Francisco 27 (8)
2007-2008 Puerto Rico Islanders 17 (2)
2008 → Sevilla PR (loan) 19 (9)
2009-2010 San Francisco 28 (7)
2008 Sporting San Miguelito 26 (5)
2009-2010 San Francisco 3 (0)
National team‡
2000-2010 Panama 32 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2007.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Piggott.

Victor Manuel Herrera Piggott (born 18 April 1980 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired football midfielder.

Club career

Herrera played for several clubs in Panama as well as abroad. In July 2002 he joined Colombian side Millonarios[1] but in October 2002, he was fired by the club for underperforming.[2] He also had a spell in El Salvador with Luis Ángel Firpo and in Puerto Rican football with Puerto Rico Islanders[3] and Sevilla PR.[4]

International career

Herrera has been a member of all the youth processes of the Panama national team.

Nicknamed el Negro, he made his debut for Panama in a January 2000 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 32 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country at the 2007[5] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]

His final international was a December 2010 friendly match against Honduras.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 January 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guatemala 4–1 4–1 Friendly match
2 22 August 2007 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guatemala 2–1 2–1 Friendly match

Personal life

Herrera is a nephew of former Panama international player Percival Piggott.[7] He was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2013.[8]

Honors

Club

National team

References

  1. ↑ Herrera Piggott firma con Millonarios - Panamá América (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Despiden a panameño Herrera Piggott - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Herrera ayudó con gol a los Islanders - Panamá América (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Víctor Herrera volverá con el Sevilla Bayamon - Crítica (Spanish)
  5. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ Mi sobrino volverá a jugar: Percival Piggott - LatinOL (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Víctor Herrera Piggott sufre de leucemia - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)


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