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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
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|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/michael-sullivan/summary.html|title=Michael Sullivan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|websitepublisher=Rugbyleagueproject.orgRugby League Project}}</ref>
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'''Michael Sullivan''' (born 18 June 1980) is an Australian former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in the [[NRL]] for the [[Northern Eagles]], [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] and Canterbury-Bankstown, as well as in the [[Super League]] for the [[Warrington Wolves]], usually as a {{rlp|hk}}.
 
==Background==
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==Career==
Sullivan made his first grade debut for the now defunct Northern Eagles in Round 26 2000 against Auckland.
 
In 2003, Sullivan joined Cronulla-Sutherland and was a consistent member of the first grade side over the next 3 seasons. In 2006, Sullivan joined English side Warrington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=692|title=BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE|website=thebulldogs.com.au}}</ref>
 
Sullivan returned to the [[National Rugby League|NRL]] in 2008 to play with Canterbury on a 2 two-year contract.
 
After finishing his contract with Canterbury, Sullivan signed as Captain/Coach for the [[Orange CYMS]] in [[Group 10 Rugby League]].
 
In Sullivan's 9 nine-year tenure at CYMS, he has got the Club into 7 Grand Finals and won 5. The Grand Final wins were in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 & 2017. Sullivan is the most successful coach in CYMS 73 -year history.
In April 2018, Sullivan announced he would leave Orange CYMS to join his junior club, the [[Wingham Tigers]].
In 2022, Sullivan was announced as the head coach for the [[Berkeley Vale Panthers]] first grade team for the 2023 season and beyond.
 
==Off the field==
One of rugby league's pin-up players, Sullivan was selected as one of ''[[Cleo (magazine)|Cleo]]'' magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors for 2001, and was a finalist in the Sexiest Man Inin Rugby League competition in 2001 and 2005.
 
Sullivan posed with former Canterbury teammates [[Nick Youngquest]] and [[Daniel Holdsworth (rugby league)|Daniel Holdsworth]] for the ''Gods Ofof Football'' charity calendar.
 
=== Career highlights ===