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.
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. 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.Domestic Football – Chatham Cup
International career McGarry scored in his full All Whites début in a 4–2 win over Fiji on 17 September 1986 and ended his international playing career having pulled on the all white shirt 87 times, including 54 A-international caps in which he scored 12 goals, earning his final cap in a 0–5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997.
Personal life
He is the father of New Zealand international James McGarry. Since retirement, McGarry has taught at Otago Boys' High School where he has overseen a successful period in the school's footballing history. In 2015 he took leave from the school to coordinate operations for the 2015 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNew Zealand1986411987441988105199020199140199242199330199590199660199780Total5412
Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGarry goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Michael McGarryNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji4–24–2Friendly2Apia Park, Apia, Samoa2–07–01988 Summer Olympics qualification3Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand1–012–01988 Summer Olympics qualification 42–056–06Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–11–31988 Summer Olympics qualification 7Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 1–02–01988 Summer Olympics qualification 8Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand1–01–11988 Summer Olympics qualification 9Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia2–02–0Friendly10Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 3–03–2Friendly11Auckland, New Zealand3–08–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification127–0
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