Ergilio Hato

Ergilio Hato
Personal information
Full name Ergilio Pedro Hato
Date of birth (1926-11-07)7 November 1926
Place of birth Willemstad, Curacao
Date of death 18 December 2003(2003-12-18) (aged 77)
Place of death Willemstad, Curacao
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
CRKSV Jong Holland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1959 CRKSV Jong Holland 101 (5)
International career
1944–1955 Territory of Curaçao 35 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Territory of Curaçao
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1946 Barranquilla Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1950 Guatemala Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ergilio Pedro Hato (7 November 1926 – 18 December 2013), also known as Pantera Negra (Black Panther), was a goalkeeper from Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles. He was well known in the Caribbean and his reputation achieved beyond the boundaries of the region. He received offers to large teams including Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam and Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. However, he turned down the offers because he chose not to play professionally.