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

 player from with County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...

 in Ireland. He plays for 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...

 and his local club Mayobridge
Mayobridge
Mayobridge is an area within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It had a population of 842 people in the 2001 Census.-People :...

.

Football career

Coulter won an Ulster Minor Championship Medal in 1999, and later that year 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...

 with Down. Down manager Pete McGrath
Pete McGrath
Pete McGrath is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former manager of the Down Senior football team.-Career:In 1987 McGrath was in charge of the Down Minor Football team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship....

 selected Coulter to make his debut for the senior team that year despite his youth. He has since become one of Down's key players. He has captained Down and has been described as the team's 'talisman'. Coulter is one of the best attackers in present-day football. He has been selected to represent Ireland in the International Rules series five times, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Brendan has lost two division 2 finals and one three division finals. In 2003 he lost A ulster final to Tyrone in a reply he has also got 2 irish news all stars 2003.2010 to go and the is on gpa team 2010

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