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Paul McGrath

Irish footballer
Person human Q380200

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
December 4, 1959
Place of birth
Ealing
Country of citizenship
Ireland, United Kingdom[5][6]
Occupation
association football player, autobiographer
Award received
English Football Hall of Fame, British Sports Book Awards[7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Country for sport
Ireland[19]
Different from
Paul McGrath[21]
Family name
McGrath[13]
Given name
Paul[14]
Height
+184[23]
League or competition
Premier League[10]
Member of sports team
Manchester United F.C., Sheffield United F.C., Aston Villa F.C., St Patrick's Athletic F.C., Derby County F.C., Sheffield United F.C., Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
Name in native language
Paul McGrath[20]
Participant in
1994 FIFA World Cup, 1990 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988[15][16][17]
Position played on team / speciality
centre-back[11]
Sport
association football[12]
Start of work period
1981[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul McGrath ar باول مكغراث fa پل مک‌گرت he פול מקגראת' ja ポール・マグラー ru Макграт, Пол ru Пол Макграт uk Пол Макґрат zh 保罗·麦格拉斯 zh-hant 保羅·麥格夫
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000085453017
VIAF cluster ID
123453857
Library of Congress authority ID
n95095282
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
McGrath, Paul.jpg ↗
11v11 player ID
28090
BDFutbol player ID
99223
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
McGrathPaul1959-
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
12540
EU-Football.info player ID
13507
FAST ID
362808
FBref player ID
2f129582
FIFA player ID (archived)
174751
Show all 28 identifiers +16
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
13683
Freebase ID
/m/051lz9
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Paul_McGrath
Kicker.de player ID
paul-mcgrath
Munzinger Sport number
01000004410
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
15495
Playmakerstats.com player ID
30421
Premier League player ID (archived)
37
Soccerbase player ID
5119
StatMuse Premier League player ID
5011
Statbunker player ID
19937
Trading Card Database name ID
24823
Transfermarkt player ID
102492
UEFA player ID
74
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcWqH39yJCy7Cc6bxpMfq
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
paul-mcgrath

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 7
Manchester United F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Republic of Ireland men's national association football team, Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United F.C., Derby County F.C., St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
Participant in 3
1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988
Award received 2
English Football Hall of Fame, British Sports Book Awards
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Ireland
Occupation 2
association football player, autobiographer
Country for sport 1
Ireland
Different from 1
Paul McGrath
Family name 1
McGrath
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
League or competition 1
Premier League
Place of birth 1
Ealing
Position played on team / speciality 1
centre-back
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← Different from 1
Paul McGrath
← Performer 1
Goin' Back
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Summary

Paul McGrath was born on December 4, 1959[1], in Ealing[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3] and autobiographer[4].

FAQs

Where was Paul McGrath born?

Paul McGrath was born in Ealing[2].

What did Paul McGrath do for work?

Paul McGrath worked as an association football player[3] and autobiographer[4].

What awards did Paul McGrath receive?

Honors received include English Football Hall of Fame[7] and British Sports Book Awards[8].

Related Entities

Ireland Manchester United F.C. United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Position played on team / speciality → centre-back
    Given name → Paul
    Member of sports team → Manchester United F.C., Sheffield United F.C., Aston Villa F.C. +4
    Different from → Paul McGrath
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