Born in Austria as August Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938.
His integration to France national football team during World War II was highly discussed because he was not a born and bred French, moreover an Austrian.
However, Jordan was always fully dedicated and proud to wear the blue shirt of France.
In France, he was nicknamed "Gusti" and "the baby from Linz".
This biographical article related to association football in France, about a midfielder born in the 1900s, is a stub.