Michael McGarry
New Zealand footballer
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Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) is a former New Zealand association footballer who frequently represented the New Zealand national football team in the 1980s and 1990s.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Daniel McGarry | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosgiel, New Zealand | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mosgiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Dunedin City | ||
| 1988 | Mosgiel | ||
| 1989 | Sydney Olympic | 17 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Christchurch United | ||
| 1991–1995 | Roslyn-Wakari | ||
| 1996–1997 | Miramar Rangers | ||
| 1998–2000 | Spirit FC | ||
| 2001–2011 | Mosgiel | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1997 | New Zealand | 54 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 10 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGarry goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 1986 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji |  Fiji |
4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | [12] |
| 2 | 7 November 1987 | Apia Park, Apia, Samoa |  Western Samoa |
2–0 | 7–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [13] |
| 3 | 13 November 1987 | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Western Samoa |
1–0 | 12–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [14] |
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 13 March 1988 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Australia |
1–1 | 1–3 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [15] |
| 7 | 20 March 1988 | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [16] |
| 8 | 23 March 1988 | Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand | Australia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | [17] |
| 9 | 21 June 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |  Saudi Arabia |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [18] |
| 10 | 23 June 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Saudi Arabia |
3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [19] |
| 11 | 1 July 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand |  Vanuatu |
3–0 | 8–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | [20] |
| 12 | 7–0 | ||||||