Charlie McCarthy (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cathal Mac Cárthaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1946 (age 70–71) Tower Street, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Nickname | Cheeky Charlie | ||
| Occupation | Painter and decorator | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1963–1981 | St. Finbarr's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1965–1980 | Cork | 45 (27–154) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:11, 8 April 2015. | |||
Charles "Charlie" McCarthy (born 1946) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Tower Street, Cork, McCarthy first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Sullivan's Quay CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship. McCarthy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won five All-Ireland medals, nine Munster medals and four National Hurling League medals. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 1978, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McCarthy won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with St. Finbarr's. In addition to this he has also won four Munster medals and five championship medals, after beginning his career with Redmonds.
McCarthy's career tally of 27 goals and 154 points ranks him as Cork's fourth highest championship scorer of all-time..
Throughout his career McCarthy made 45 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.
In retirement from playing McCarthy became involved in team management and coaching. After serving as coach of the Cork minor and senior teams he guided club side St. Finbarr's to championship success.
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