Pete McGrath is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 manager

Manager (Gaelic games)

In Gaelic games, a manager or coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of a team. Managing, or coaching, entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game itself, and usually entails substitution of players and other such...

 and former manager of the Down

Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...

 Senior football team.

Career

In 1987 McGrath was in charge of the Down Minor Football team

Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...

 that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...

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He managed the Down Senior Football Team

Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Down...

 between 1989 and 2002.
McGrath was manager of Down team's that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

 and Ulster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...

 in 1991

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1991

-All-Ireland Final:-1991 All Stars:Michael McQuillan , Mick Deegan , Conor Deegan , Enon Gavin , Tommy Carr , Keith Barr , Martin O'Connell , Barry Breen , Martin Lynch , Ross Carr , Greg Blaney , Tommy Dowd , Colm O'Rourke , Brian Stafford , Bernard Flynn...

 and 1994

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1994

-All-Ireland Final:...

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He managed the Ireland team

Ireland international rules football team

The Ireland International rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football...

 to victory in the 2004 International Rules Series

International Rules Series

The International Rules Series is a senior men's International rules football competition between the Australia international rules football team and the Ireland international rules football team...

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McGrath managed the Down Under 21 Football team to the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final in 2009, before stepping down in October 2009.
In October 2010, he returned to county management after being named as the new Down minor football manager on a three-year term, his second time in charge of the minor team.

Down

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
  
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  • Winner (2): 1991, 1994
• Ulster Senior Football Championship
  Ulster Senior Football Championship
  For information on this years competition, see Ulster Senior Football Championship 2011-2010 Draw:-2009 Draw:-2008 Draw:-Top winners:* All-Ireland winning years in bold.-Roll of honour:Notes:* 1907 No final result in records...
  
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  • Winner (2): 1991, 1994

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months...

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• • Runner-up (1): 2009

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

For the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Ulster Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament for players under the age of 21, contested by the nine counties of Ulster in...

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• • Winner (2): 2009 2008
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
  All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
  The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...
  
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  • Winner (1) 1987
• Ulster Minor Football Championship
  Ulster Minor Football Championship
  The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with...
  
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  • Winner (1) 1987