Please answer the following question: Mick McGuire - Michael James McGuire (born 4 September 1952 in Blackpool Lancashire England) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.While on loan in the summer of 1978 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of NASL he helped the Rowdies to Soccer Bowl '78. Though McGuire started the final by the 68th minute he was forced to retire due to a knee injury suffered four nights earlier in the semi-final against Ft. Lauderdale. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete