McCarthy managing Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Joseph McCarthy | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Ipswich Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1983 | Barnsley | 272 | (7) |
1983–1987 | Manchester City | 140 | (2) |
1987–1989 | Celtic | 48 | (8) |
1989–1990 | Lyon | 10 | (1) |
1990 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Millwall | 29 | (2) |
Total | 505 | (20) | |
National team | |||
1979 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (1) |
1984–1992 | Republic of Ireland | 57 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1992–1996 | Millwall | ||
1996–2002 | Republic of Ireland | ||
2003–2006 | Sunderland | ||
2006–2012 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
2012– | Ipswich Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is a professional football manager, pundit and former player who is the current manager of Ipswich Town. Born in Barnsley, England with an Irish father, he played for the Republic of Ireland on 57 occasions scoring 2 goals.
McCarthy began his playing career at Barnsley in 1977, and he later had spells at Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon, and finally Millwall, retiring in 1992.
He went on to manage Millwall, and then the Republic of Ireland. He guided Ireland to the knockout stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. He later managed Sunderland, and then Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has also been a television pundit and commentator, most recently for the BBC.
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, McCarthy made his league debut for then-Fourth Division Barnsley on 20 August 1977 in a 4–0 win over Rochdale. He spent two years in the basement league, before the club won promotion. Two years later, the team again went up to the (old) Division 2. A strong central defender, he was a virtual ever-present for his hometown club, but departed in December 1983 for fellow Division 2 club Manchester City.