Ernst Jordan

Ernst Jordan was a German football defender who played for Cricket Viktoria Magdeburg. He was also called "Langmeier" because he was quite tall.
Jordan represented Germany [national football team|Germany] in the team's first ever international match against Switzerland in 1908. Germany was going to play with the two defenders Walter [Hempel |Walter Hempel] and Heinrich Riso, but Riso was injured, and Jordan was chosen to play left back as his replacement. He scored an own-goal, the first own-goal scored against Germany, which gave Switzerland a 2–1 lead, and Switzerland won the match 5–3.
From 1910 to 1914, he won the Gaumeisterschaft Mittelelbe as a team member of Cricket Viktoria Magdeburg five times running.
Jordan was a painter.