Editing Mick McCarthy (section)

{{Short description|Association football manager and former player (born 1959)}}
{{about|the English-born Irish international footballer|other people|Michael McCarthy (disambiguation){{!}}Michael McCarthy}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mick McCarthy
| image = MickMcCarthyBrCIps1.jpg
| caption = McCarthy in 2016
| fullname = Michael Joseph McCarthy<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|12251|access-date=3 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|7|df=y}}<ref name=Hugman/>
| birth_place = [[Barnsley]], England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00roll |url-access=registration |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81 |editor-first=Jack |editor-last=Rollin |publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London |year=1980 |isbn=0362020175 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00roll/page/58 58]}}</ref>
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]
| years1 = 1977–1983
| years2 = 1983–1987
| years3 = 1987–1989
| years4 = 1989–1990
| years5 = 1990
| years6 = 1990–1992
| clubs1 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]
| clubs2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| clubs3 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| clubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]
| clubs5 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan)
| clubs6 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| caps1 = 272
| caps2 = 140
| caps3 = 48
| caps4 = 10
| caps5 = 6
| caps6 = 29
| goals1 = 7
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 8
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 2
| totalcaps = 505
| totalgoals = 20
| nationalyears1 = 1979
| nationalteam1 = [[Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team|Republic of Ireland U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1984–1992
| nationalteam2 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| nationalcaps2 = 57
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1992–1996
| manageryears2 = 1996–2002
| manageryears3 = 2003–2006
| manageryears4 = 2006–2012
| manageryears5 = 2012–2018
| manageryears6 = 2018–2020
| manageryears7 = 2020–2021 
| manageryears8 = 2021
| manageryears9 = 2023
| managerclubs1 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| managerclubs4 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| managerclubs6 = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| managerclubs7 = [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| managerclubs8 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
| managerclubs9 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
}}
'''Michael Joseph McCarthy''' (born 7 February 1959) is a professional [[Manager (association football)|football manager]], pundit and former [[Association football|footballer]]. He was most recently the head coach of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].

McCarthy began his playing career at [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in 1977, and he later had spells at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], and finally [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], retiring in 1992. Born and raised in England, he represented the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], for whom he earned 57 [[cap (sport)|caps]] and played at [[UEFA Euro 1988]] and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].

McCarthy managed Millwall and then the Republic of Ireland. He guided the country to the knockout stage of the last 16 of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He later managed [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. McCarthy began a second tenure as manager of the Republic of Ireland national team in November 2018, leaving after having guided the team to a [[UEFA Euro 2020]] playoff place. He then had brief spells at Cypriot club [[APOEL FC|APOEL]], [[Cardiff City]] and Blackpool. He has also been a television pundit and [[Sports commentator|commentator]], including for the [[BBC]] and [[Virgin Media Television (Ireland)|Virgin Media Television]].