Ernst Jordan (18 May 1883 – 1948) was a German football defender who played for Cricket Viktoria Magdeburg. He was also called "Langmeier" because he was quite tall (German: „lang"). Jordan represented

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

in the team's first ever international match against Switzerland in 1908. Germany was going to play with the two defenders Walter Hempel and

Heinrich Riso Heinrich Riso (30 June 1882 – August 1952) was a German footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with VfB Leipzig, winning the inaugural German football championship with the club in 1903 and a further title in 1906. He ...

, but Riso was injured, and Jordan was chosen to play left back as his replacement. He scored an own-goal, the first own-goal scored against Germany, which gave Switzerland a 2–1 lead, and Switzerland won the match 5–3. From 1910 to 1914, he won the Gaumeisterschaft Mittelelbe as a team member of Cricket Viktoria Magdeburg five times running. Jordan was a painter.

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1883 births 1948 deaths German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Men's association football defenders {{Germany-footy-defender-1880s-stub