| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Daniel McGarry | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosgiel, New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | |||
Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a successful association footballer who frequently represented New Zealand in the 1980s and 1990s.
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]
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]
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]