Víctor Herrera (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Manuel Herrera Piggott | ||
Date of birth | April 18, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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 |
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 |
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1 | 7 January 2000 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
2 | 22 August 2007 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
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
- ANAPROF (2): 2000, 2006
- Puerto Rico Soccer League (1): 2008
National team
- UNCAF Nations Cup Runner-Up (1): 2007
- UNCAF Nations Cup Champions (1): 2009
References[]
- ^ Herrera Piggott firma con Millonarios - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Despiden a panameño Herrera Piggott - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Herrera ayudó con gol a los Islanders - Panamá América (in Spanish)
- ^ Víctor Herrera volverá con el Sevilla Bayamon - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Mi sobrino volverá a jugar: Percival Piggott - LatinOL (in Spanish)
- ^ Víctor Herrera Piggott sufre de leucemia - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Profile - PR Islanders
- Víctor Herrera at National-Football-Teams.com
- highlights
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panama City
- Association football wingers
- Panamanian footballers
- Panama international footballers
- 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Panamá Viejo players
- Sporting San Miguelito players
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Club Necaxa footballers
- C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- San Francisco F.C. players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Sevilla FC Puerto Rico players
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
- Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- USL First Division players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Panamanian football biography stubs