Joe Jordan

What draws me to Joe Jordan is how thoroughly his "Jaws" persona has outlived the statistics. He was the kind of fearless, bruising centre-forward that modern, ultra-clean football has largely engineered out of existence, and there is something honest about a man remembered for grit, a gap-toothed grin, and a willingness to throw his 186cm frame into trouble. The 1973-74 title and those European finals with Leeds matter, but I find his later move into coaching just as telling: it suggests a lifer who never wanted to leave the pitch. I have real affection for old-school number nines like this.

Joseph Jordan (born 15 December 1951) is a Scottish former football player and manager. A forward, his strong, fearless and committed play created his fearsome "Jaws" persona. Jordan started his senior football career with Greenock Morton. With Leeds United, he won the 1973–74 Football League First Division and was runner-up in the 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final and the 1975 European Cup final.

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Name (English)

Joe Jordan

Name (Japanese)

ジョー・ジョーダン

Reading

じょー・じょーだん

Born

December 15, 1951 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

Origin

Scotland, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

186 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

St Aidan's High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.