Michael_McGarry

Michael McGarry

Michael McGarry

New Zealand footballer

Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a successful association footballer who frequently represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Club career

His senior career began with Dunedin City and later Mosgiel, before he moved to Australia to join Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League.[1] He returned to New Zealand after a single season to join Christchurch United where he won back-to-back Jack Batty Memorial Trophies contesting the Chatham Cup final on the winning side in 1989 and the losing side in 1990.[2]

International career

McGarry scored in his full All Whites début in a 4–2 win over Fiji on 17 September 1986[3] and ended his international playing career having pulled on the all white shirt 87 times,[4] including 54 A-international caps in which he scored 12 goals,[5][6] earning his final cap in a 0–5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997.[3]

Personal life

He is the father of New Zealand international James McGarry.[7][8] Since retirement, McGarry has taught at Otago Boys' High School where he has overseen a successful period in the school's footballing history.[9] In 2015 he took leave from the school to coordinate operations for the 2015 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    Domestic Football – Chatham Cup
  3. [3]
    "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. [4]
    McMurran, Alistair (13 November 2009). "Football: Huge boost in prospect- McGarry". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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    "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
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    "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
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    "U-17 duo earn 'Nix contracts". oceaniafootball.com. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. [8]
    Cheshire, Jeff (6 November 2019). "McGarry among new caps in All Whites". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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    https://www.canberratimes.com.au/profile/873/pat-woods (9 July 2019). "Toilet paper sales fund a Kanga Cup title shot". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 June 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. [10]
    Hepburn, Steve (5 May 2015). "Football: McGarry subbed on as manager". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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