Michael McGarry (born 17 May 1965) was a successful

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er who frequently represented

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in the 1980s and 1990s.

Club career

His senior career began with Dunedin City and later

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, 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

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where he won back-to-back Jack Batty Memorial Trophies contesting the

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final on the winning side in 1989 and the losing side in 1990.

International career

McGarry scored in his full

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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

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on 21 September 1997.

Personal life

He is the father of Willem II (football club) and New Zealand Under-20 footballer

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. Also a teacher at Otago Boys High School

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGarry, Michael 1965 births Living people New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers National Soccer League (Australia) players Sydney Olympic FC players People from Mosgiel People educated at Taieri College Association football midfielders Dunedin City AFC players 1996 OFC Nations Cup players