Albert Jourda
French footballer (1893-1961)
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Albert Jourda (14 January 1893 – 23 December 1961)[1] was a French international footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Jourda in 1922 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 1961 (aged 68) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | CA Vitry | ||
| 1914–1920 | Club Français | ||
| 1920–1921 | Racing Paris | ||
| 1921–1925 | Sète | ||
| 1925–1926 | Red Star Paris | ||
| International career | |||
| 1914–1924 | France | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Jourda was born in 1893 in Paris.[2]
He played most of his career for Club Français and Sète. With Club Français, he played on the team that won the 1918 edition of the Challenge de la Renommée, a competition held during World War I. With Sète, he played in back-to-back Coupe de France finals. The club lost both matches; 4–2 to Red Star Olympique in 1923 and 3–2 against Marseille in 1924.[3][4]
Jourda was also a France international. He played in seven matches with the team. He was part of the French squad for the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[5]
