Artur Jorge no longer exists. It was announced on Thursday, February 22, that the former Portuguese footballer and former coach of Porto, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica Lisbon and the Portuguese national team, died after a long illness at the age of 78.
The Portuguese coach coached Paris between 1991 and 1994, then during the 1998-1999 season, won the French Cup in 1993 and led the capital club to the semi-finals of the European Cup in the same year, after its defeat by Juventus. Above all, he was crowned champion of France in 1994. Artur Jorge also won the European Champion Clubs Cup in 1987, at the helm of FC Porto.
“With him, Paris Saint-Germain grew very quickly.”
“It is with great sadness that the family of Artur Jorge announces his death this morning in Lisbon, after a long illness. He died peacefully surrounded by his family.those close to him wrote in a press release sent to the Portuguese press. In France, in addition to Paris Saint-Germain, Artur Jorge also coached the Matra Racing Team (1987-1989) and the Créteil-Lusitanos Team (2006-2007).
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He had a final experience on the bench at Mouloudia Algiers, during the 2014-2015 season, after experiences at the helm of national teams such as Switzerland and Cameroon. “Artur Jorge is the greatest coach I have ever knownFor his part, the former president of Paris Saint-Germain, Michel Deniso, responded. Knowledgeable, cultured, passionate, strategic, uncompromising… With him, Paris Saint-Germain grew very quickly. »
