Joe Jordan
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Biography
A former striker, Joe Jordan played for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Milan, among others at club level, as well making 52 appearances and scoring 11 goals for Scotland.
He was a strong, fearless and committed player, with skill to match, and good aerial abilities.
Joe was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and is considered a legend among the Tartan Army of Scotland fans, being best remembered for scoring the crucial goal against Czechoslovakia in 1973 which ensured Scotland qualified for their first World Cup finals in 16 years.
At the 1974 World Cup, Jordan scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over Zaire in the first group game, and a last minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Yugoslavia.
He was selected by Ally MacLeod in the Scotland squad for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, scoring in the opening 3–1 defeat against Peru.
In 1982, Jordan was again in the World Cup squad and reached a personal milestone when he scored in the 2–2 draw against the USSR, meaning he had scored in three successive World Cup Finals, the only Scottish player ever to have done so.