Former PSG coach, Artur Jorge died this Thursday at the age of 78.
Portuguese football has lost one of its finest jewels and PSG one of its figures. A week after passing his 78e birthday, Artur Jorge died following a long illness in Lisbon.
“It is with deep 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.his entourage announced in a press release.
As a player, he was a prolific attacker as his statistics attest. After revealing himself in the Coimbra jersey, with two seasons of 25 then 28 goals, he confirmed at Benfica Lisbon, with a peak of 28 goals during the 1971-72 season. In seven seasons at the Lisbon club, he won four Portuguese championship titles and three Portuguese Cups.
But it was above all as a coach that Artur Jorge made himself known. Notably thanks to his time at the head of FC Porto, marked by three league titles and above all a Champions League in 1987 against Bayern Munich thanks in particular to the “Madjer”.
French Champion in 1994
At the same time, he would join Matra Racing but did not experience the same success. He had his revenge two years later by signing for PSG, writing among the most beautiful pages in the club’s history before the arrival of the QSI thanks to a victory in the Coupe de France in 1993, a championship title in 1994 and several European epics.
Artur Jorge returned in 1998 but this time the success was not there. Also coach of Portugal, between 1989 and 1991 then from 1996 to 1997, Artur Jorge has multiplied his experiences abroad, from Switzerland to Saudi Arabia via Russia or Cameroon, where he was the national coach of 2004 to 2006 before signing for Créteil then MC Alger, his last club, in 2015.
