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Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959) is an Irish former footballer, who played as a defender between 1981 and 1998. McGrath is widely recognised as one of the greatest players to have ever come out of Ireland.〔http://www.tribune.ie/sport/other-sport/article/2009/dec/13/who-is-the-greatest-irish-sports-star/〕 In a career greatly hampered by physical and off-the-field problems, he played 14 professional seasons with Aston Villa and Manchester United (seven apiece). A tough tackler and brilliant reader of the game, he played extensively despite persistent problems with his knees. He also played for St Patrick's Athletic, Derby County and Sheffield United Also a long-time member of the Republic of Ireland national team, he appeared at the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1988, the team's first-ever international tournament. ==Early life== McGrath was born in Ealing, London to an Irish mother and a Nigerian father. McGrath's father disappeared soon after his conception, while his mother, Betty McGrath, gave him up for fostering when he was four weeks old: terrified that her father would find out she had become pregnant outside marriage and in an interracial relationship, she travelled in secret to London to have her child, who was considered illegitimate. When he was five years old, one of the daughters of the family he had been fostered by came to Betty to say they couldn't control him. At that stage his mother had him back for a number of days before having to put him into an orphanage. Despite being Paul McGrath on his birth certificate, the admission form required the name of the father, hence he was known as Paul Nwobilo for a time. He was brought up in a number of orphanages in Dublin, but had regular visits from his mother and sister up until the time he left. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul McGrath (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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