Information AboutPaul Mcgrath |
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McGrath worked briefly as an apprentice sheet metal worker in Dublin before becoming a full time professional. Brought up in a number of orphanages, McGrath was a secondary school student by the time he played his first organised game of football. He began as a schoolboy with ''Pearse Rovers'' and played junior football for ''Dalkey United.'' In 1981 he moved to Football League Of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic . He excelled at St Pat's, earning the nickname "The Black Pearl of Inchicore" and receiving the PFAI Young Player of the Year Award in his first and only season. He moved to Manchester United (1982-89), and later Aston Villa (1989-96), Derby County (1996-97), and Sheffield United (1997-98). While at Villa Park he was nicknamed ''God'', and was named PFA Players' Player Of The Year in 1993. He is considered one of the greatest players in Villa's history. McGrath was born in England to an Irish mother and a Ghana ian father. He was a major part of the breakthrough of Ireland's national team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, led by manager Jack Charlton . He was Capped 83 times for his country, scoring 8 goals, and played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups . In 1997, on the popular Irish television program The Late Late Show , McGrath was named by former Republic player and now controversial journalist Eamon Dunphy as one of Ireland's three best ever footballers. The other two Dunphy named were Johnny Giles and Roy Keane . Paul is currently living in Dún Laoghaire , County Dublin . For many years he suffered from Alcoholism , and missed occassional matches as a result. His career was also blighted with injury which resulted in him undergoing a total of eight knee operations during his career. SEE ALSO |
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