| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | August Jordan | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 17 May 1990(1990-05-17) (aged 81) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Linzer ASK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1932 | Linzer ASK | ||
| 1932–1933 | Floridsdorfer AC | ||
| 1933–1945 | RC Paris | ||
| International career | |||
| 1938–1945 | France | 16 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1940–1941 | SAS Epinal | ||
| 1947–1948 | Red Star Olympique | ||
| 1949–1950 | Marseille | ||
| 1950–1953 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 1950–1952 | Saarland | ||
| 1953–1958 | RC Paris | ||
| 1963–1964 | Standard de Liège | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
August "Auguste" Jordan (21 February 1909 – 17 May 1990) was a Frenchfootballer who played as amidfielder and became a coach after his playing career.
Born in Austria asAugust Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938. His integration toFrance national team duringWorld War II was highly discussed because he was not a born and bred French, moreover an Austrian. He was a participant for them at the1938 FIFA World Cup.[1] This integration caused him to be jailed by theWehrmacht during the war. In France, he was nicknamed "Gusti" and "the baby fromLinz".
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