Mike McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)

Mike McCarthy is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Kerry senior football team and, at club level, for Kilcummin in County Kerry. He won the All-Ireland Under-21 football championship with Kerry in 1998 and became a specialist in the Kerry full back line even though he did not play there for his club. He won four All-Ireland senior football championships with Kerry, in 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2009, two National Football League division one titles in 2004 and 2006, and three All Stars in 2000, 2004 and 2005. He first announced his retirement from inter-county football in 2006 at the age of 28, came out of retirement in July 2009 to win his fourth title that year, and retired for a second and final time in October 2010. Away from football he works as a draftsman.