1. Michael Joseph McCarthy was born on 7 February 1959 and is a professional football manager, pundit and former footballer.
37 Facts About Mick McCarthy
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Mick McCarthy was most recently the head coach of Blackpool.
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Mick 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.
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Mick McCarthy guided the country to the knockout stage of the last 16 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Mick McCarthy later managed Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town.
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Mick 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.
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Mick McCarthy then had brief spells at Cypriot club APOEL, Cardiff City and Blackpool.
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Mick McCarthy has been a television pundit and commentator, including for the BBC and Virgin Media Television.
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Mick McCarthy spent two years in the basement league, before the club won promotion.
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Mick McCarthy picked up his first silverware at the Scottish club as they won the league and cup double in his first season.
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Mick McCarthy again moved onto a new country, as he joined Lyon on a three-year contract in July 1989.
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Mick McCarthy returned to England on loan with top-flight Millwall in March 1990.
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Mick McCarthy, the son of an Irish-born father, Charlie, is an Irish citizen since birth.
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Mick McCarthy made his Irish international debut in a goalless friendly against Poland on 23 May 1984, McCarthy soon became a first-choice player and featured in all three of Ireland's games at UEFA Euro 1988.
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Mick McCarthy went on to become captain, leading to the nickname "Captain Fantastic", as per the title of his autobiography.
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Mick McCarthy was the player who committed the most fouls in the 1990 tournament.
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In total, Mick McCarthy won 57 caps for the Republic of Ireland; scoring two goals, one against Yugoslavia in April 1988, the other against the United States in May 1992.
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Mick McCarthy became player-manager at Millwall in March 1992, succeeding Bruce Rioch.
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In February 1996, Mick McCarthy became the new manager of the Republic of Ireland football team following the resignation of Jack Charlton.
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Under mounting pressure, Mick McCarthy resigned from the post on 5 November 2002.
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On 12 March 2003, Mick McCarthy was appointed manager of struggling Sunderland as an immediate replacement for Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked after six successive Premiership defeats left the club facing near-certain relegation.
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On 21 July 2006, Mick McCarthy was appointed manager at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Glenn Hoddle who had resigned a fortnight earlier.
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Mick McCarthy won the Championship Manager of the Season Award at the conclusion of the campaign, his side having led the table for 42 of 46 games.
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On 1 November 2012, Mick McCarthy was appointed manager at Championship side Ipswich Town on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Mick McCarthy's appointment came in the wake of Paul Jewell's departure by mutual consent.
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Mick McCarthy then guided Ipswich to safety, finally finishing in 14th place.
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Mick McCarthy led Ipswich to a 7th-place finish in his third full season at Portman Road.
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On 25 November 2018, Mick McCarthy was appointed manager of Republic of Ireland for the second time in his career, replacing Martin O'Neill.
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On 4 April 2020, amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Mick McCarthy stood down as manager and was immediately replaced by Stephen Kenny, who had been in charge of the nation's under-21s, for the play-offs.
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Mick McCarthy joined Cypriot First Division club APOEL as manager on 2 November 2020; he signed a contract until 2022.
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Mick McCarthy was sacked by the club on 5 January 2021 following a run of 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in his 8 games in charge.
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On 22 January 2021, Mick McCarthy was appointed as manager of Cardiff City, following the sacking of Neil Harris.
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Mick McCarthy signed a contract until the end of the season.
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On 23 October 2021, after suffering a club-record eighth successive loss of the season at the hands of Middlesbrough, Mick McCarthy left the club by mutual consent.
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On 19 January 2023, Mick McCarthy was appointed head coach of the Championship's second-bottom placed club Blackpool on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
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Mick McCarthy achieved two wins in his 14 games in charge, losing nine of them, which left the club in 23rd.
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Mick McCarthy's brother-in-law is Robert Elstone, formerly Chief Executive of Everton.