Víctor Herrera (footballer)

Victor Herrera
Personal information
Full name Victor Manuel Herrera Piggott
Date of birth (1980-04-18) April 18, 1980 (age 44)
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)
International career‡
2000–2010 Panama 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Piggott.

Victor Manuel Herrera Piggott (born 18 April 1980) is a Panamanian 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 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Despiden a panameño Herrera Piggott - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Herrera ayudó con gol a los Islanders - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Víctor Herrera volverá con el Sevilla Bayamon - Crítica (in 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 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Víctor Herrera Piggott sufre de leucemia - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)


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