Michael McGarry


Michael McGarry 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

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji4–24–2Friendly
2Apia Park, Apia, Samoa2–07–01988 Summer Olympics qualification
3Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand1–012–01988 Summer Olympics qualification
4Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand2–012–01988 Summer Olympics qualification
5Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand6–012–01988 Summer Olympics qualification
6Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia1–11–31988 Summer Olympics qualification
7Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch, New Zealand1–02–01988 Summer Olympics qualification
8Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand1–01–11988 Summer Olympics qualification
9Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia2–02–0Friendly
10Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia3–03–2Friendly
11Auckland, New Zealand3–08–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
12Auckland, New Zealand7–08–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification