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.

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

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

High school

St Aidan's High School

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

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