Artur Jorge, the former Portuguese coach, an icon of the Canal+ years for the Paris Saint-Germain team, with whom he won the French Championship in 1994, has died at the age of 78, his family and the club announced on Thursday, February 22.
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” It is with great sadness that the family of Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira announces his death this morning in Lisbon after a long illness. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones », his family stated in a press release carried by Portuguese media. Artur Jorge, former Portuguese international striker, as coach of FC Porto won the Champion Clubs Cup (predecessor of the Champions League) in 1987 against Bayern Munich (2-1). He also coached the Portuguese national team and Benfica Lisbon in particular, and was on the Parisian bench from 1991 to 1994, and then for a few months in 1998-1999.
Welcome Paris Saint-Germain! The man with the famous mustache “,” Educated and French-speaking “. “Artur Jorge is the greatest coach I have ever known For his part, former Paris Saint-Germain president Michel Deniso responded. “ Knowledgeable, cultured, passionate, strategic, uncompromising… With him, Paris Saint-Germain grew very quickly “.
The Canal+ group, which had just bought the club in 1991 with the aim of making it a rival to Olympique de Marseille, poached Artur Jorge from his club Porto. On his orders, the team of Le Guin, Ricardo, Ginola, then Lama, Roche and Weah won the French Cup in 1993 and then the first division championship in 1994.
A legend in Portugal
The Portuguese Football League said: I am saddened to learn of the passing of Artur Jorge, Chno The former Portuguese international who distinguished himself as a player and coach for FC Porto, Benfica and Académica Because if in France his name remains linked to Paris Saint-Germain, in Portugal Artur Jorge is considered a legend. With Porto, he won the highest title in Europe in 1987 in a final that included the famous “Majer” (heel to score) against Bayern Munich (2-1). “ Modest and reserved, he was the first Portuguese coach to win the European Cup while serving FC Porto. “, a ” The undisputed founding conquest “Who recorded” The return of national football to major international stages », confirmed the President of the Portuguese Football League (FPF) Fernando Gomes.
With Benfica, he won four league titles as a player. A prolific scorer (215 goals in 316 matches), he participated in 16 matches with Portugal. “ FC Porto mourns the loss of one of the greatest figures in its history », replied on his website the club that also won three championship titles under Jorge's leadership.
As evidence of his aura, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa praised Artur Jorge's “football coaching journey” in a press release.
with France Press agency
