August "Auguste" Jordan (21 February 1909 – 17 May 1990) was a French football

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, who became a coach after his playing career.

Playing career

Born in

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as August Jordan, he moved to

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in 1933 and became French in 1938. His integration to

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during

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was highly discussed because he was not a born and bred French, moreover an

n. However, Jordan was always fully dedicated and proud to wear the blue shirt of

. He was a participant for them at the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, bea ...

.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA This integration caused him to be jailed by the

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during the war. In France, he was nicknamed ''Gusti'' and ''the baby from

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''.

Honours

As a player

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(1): ** 1936 *

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(4): ** 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945

As a coach

* Jupiler League (1): ** 1963 with

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External links

Profile
- French Football Federation
Biography
- Wearefootball

References

1909 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Linz French men's footballers France men's international footballers Austrian men's footballers Austrian emigrants to France Naturalized citizens of France French people of Austrian descent Men's association football midfielders 1938 FIFA World Cup players LASK players Racing Club de France Football players Ligue 1 players French football managers Saarland national football team managers Red Star F.C. managers Olympique de Marseille managers Standard Liège managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Racing Club de France Football managers 1. FC Saarbrücken managers SAS Épinal managers {{France-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub