icprovinceh allstarsh birth_date clcountyh code icprovincef club nhl icallirelandh name occupation fullname icpositionf icallirelandf birth_place county clpositionh nickname nfl icpositionh clcountyf clubs counties icyears clpositionf allstarsf province article_title irish
3 0 1 july 1965 0 hurling 6 sarsfield 's 1 2 teddy mccarthy sales rep teddy mccarthy midfield 2 glanmire , county cork , ireland cork midfield teddy mac 0 midfield 2 sarsfield 's / glanmire imokilly cork -lrb- football -rrb- cork -lrb- hurling -rrb- 1985-1996 1986-1996 midfield 1 munster teddy mccarthy
 '' tadhg mac cárthaigh ''
teddy mccarthy

thaddeus `` teddy '' mccarthy -lrb- born 1 july 1965 -rrb- is an irish retired hurler and gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the cork senior football and hurling teams .
he is regarded as one of the most iconic players in the history of gaelic games .
in an eleven-year senior inter-county playing career , mccarthy played for the cork senior hurling and football teams , winning major honours with both .
he has the unique achievement of winning all-ireland senior hurling and football medals in a single year .
a talented dual player , mccarthy joined the cork senior football team in 1985 .
between then and 1996 he won two all-ireland medals , six munster medals and one all-star .
mccarthy 's ten-year career with the cork senior hurlers saw him win two all-ireland medals , three munster medals and one national hurling league medal .
at club level mccarthy played for sarsfield 's and glanmire .
in retirement from playing mccarthy turned his hand to coaching and team management .
at club level he has served as manager of the sarsfield 's and bandon hurling teams .
at inter-county level he was a selector for both the cork senior hurling and football teams .
mccarthy also served as manager of the laois senior hurling team .
his son , cian mccarthy , is currently a member of the cork senior hurling team .
