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.
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
| 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 | |
| 2 | 7 November 1987 | Apia Park, Apia, Samoa | Western Samoa | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | |
| 3 | 13 November 1987 | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Western Samoa | 1–0 | 12–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | |
| 4 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 13 March 1988 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | |
| 7 | 20 March 1988 | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | |
| 8 | 23 March 1988 | Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand | Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | |
| 9 | 21 June 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 23 June 1988 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 11 | 1 July 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | Vanuatu | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 12 | 7–0 |
