Auguste Jordan Explained

Auguste Jordan
Fullname:August Jordan
Birth Date:21 February 1909
Birth Place:Linz, Austria
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Linzer ASK
Years1:1924–1932
Years2:1932–1933
Years3:1933–1945
Clubs3:RC Paris
Nationalyears1:1938–1945
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:1940–1941
Manageryears2:1947–1948
Manageryears3:1949–1950
Manageryears4:1950–1953
Manageryears5:1950–1952
Manageryears6:1953–1958
Manageryears7:1963–1964
Managerclubs7:Standard de Liège

August "Auguste" Jordan (21 February 1909 – 17 May 1990) was a French football midfielder, who became a coach after his playing career.

Playing career

Born in Austria as August Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938. His integration to France national football team during World War II was highly discussed because he was not a born and bred French, moreover an Austrian. However, Jordan was always fully dedicated and proud to wear the blue shirt of France. He was a participant for them at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[1] This integration caused him to be jailed by the Wehrmacht during the war. In France, he was nicknamed "Gusti" and "the baby from Linz".

Honours

As a player

As a coach

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080402065911/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44238/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments