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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Mac Muiris | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
(1967-01-13) 13 January 1967 (age 57) Lacken, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Coaching officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lacken | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1989-1993 | Mayo | 11 (0-52) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:54, 13 November 2016. | |||
Michael Fitzmaurice (born 13 January 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted five seasons from 1989 until 1993.
Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was chosen for the Mayo minor team. He was captain of the side in 1985 and claimed an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork. He subsequently lined out with the Mayo under-21 team. Fitzmaurice made his senior debut during the 1988-89 league. He was a regular on the starting fifteen over the next five years and won one Connacht medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1989. He finished the 1989 championship as the top scorer Fitzmaurice played his last game for Mayo in March 1993
Career statistics
| Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Mayo | 1989 | 4 | 0-19 | 2 | 0-13 | 6 | 0-32 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-07 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0-13 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-13 | |
| Total | 9 | 0-39 | 2 | 0-13 | 11 | 0-52 | |
Honours
- Mayo
References
- "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Still answering the captain's call". Mayo Advertiser. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded byPaul Clarke (Dublin) |
All-Ireland Minor Football Final winning captain 1985 |
Succeeded byJohn Joyce (Galway) |
| Mayo – 1985 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions | |
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| Mayo – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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