Michael McGarry

Michael McGarry
Personal information
Full nameMichael Daniel McGarry
Date of birth17 May 1965
Place of birthMosgiel, New Zealand
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Mosgiel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986-1987Dunedin City
1988Mosgiel
1989Sydney Olympic17(2)
1989-1990Christchurch United
1991-1995Roslyn-Wakari
1996-1997Miramar Rangers
1998-2000Spirit FC
2001-presentMosgiel
National team
1986-1997New Zealand54(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a successful association footballer who frequently represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 90s.

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]

References

  1. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. Domestic Football - Chatham Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. McMurran, Alistair (13 November 2009). "Football: Huge boost in prospect- McGarry". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  6. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

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