Mike McCarthy (footballer)

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Michael McCarthy

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Place of birth	Kerry, Ireland
Club information
Club	Kilcummin
Position	Full Forward
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Kilcummin
Inter County
County	Kerry
Position	Full Back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Kerry	1999 - 2006	47 (0-1)
Inter County Titles
Munster Titles	5
All-Ireland	3
All-Stars	3
* club appearances and scores correct as of {{{clupdate}}}. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of {{{icupdate}}}.

Michael McCarthy is a draftsman by profession and is a former Irish Gaelic footballer for Kerry. He currently plays his club football for Kilcummin in county Kerry.

[edit] Playing career

McCarthy has won the all-ireland with Kerry on three occasions, in 2000, 2004 and again in 2006. Michael will be rembered for keeping Conor Mortimers scores low in the 2006 final in what proved to be an easily fought contest against a weak Mayo side. Michael has been on the winning side in Kerrys all-Ireland U21 football championship in 1998. He has also won two national football league division one titles with Kerry in 2004 and 2006. Michael McCarthy has three allstars to date which were awarded in 2000, 2004 and 2005.

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• Mike McCarthy Retires

	Kerry: All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2006
1  D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 M. McCarthy | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 S. Moynihan | 7 A. O'Mahony | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 T. Griffin | 10 S. O'Sullivan | 11 D. O'Sullivan (Captain) | 12 P. Galvin | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 MF. Russell | Subs: 16 Kieran Cremin, 17 Eoin Brosnan, 18 Darren O'Sullivan, 19 Eamonn Fitzmaurice, 20 Bryan Sheehan, 21 Mossie Lyons, 22 Brendan Guiney, 23 Ronan O'Connor, 24 Padraig Reidy, 25 Paul O'Connor, 26 Killian Young, 27 Ronan Hussey, 28 Kieran O'Leary, 29 Aodán MacGearailt, 30 Adrian O'Connell. Manager: J. O'Connor (Team as of September 2006 versus Mayo)