Death of Artur Jorge: the tribute of Michel Denisot

Published: February 22, 2024

By: Manu Tournoux

Very sad news has reached us from Portugal. Artur Jorge died at the age of 78. Former coach of the Lusitanian national team, winner of the Champions League with Porto (1987), the famous coach with the mustache also had a good time at Paris Saint-Germain.

A club with which he won a Coupe de France (1993) and a championship title (1994). President of PSG at that time, Michel Denisot did not fail to pay a nice tribute to the Portuguese. “Artur Jorge is the greatest coach I have known. Erudite, cultured, passionate, strategist, uncompromising. With him, PSG grew very quickly. He taught me a lot. Rest in peace. Thoughts for his family »he posted on his X account (formerly Twitter).

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