Orestes Jordán: the revealing interview where he told what happened in the match against Austria at the Berlin Olympics in 1936

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Orestes Jordan Canepa born in chincha on November 21, 1913. His family was one of the most powerful in the city, since it had a company called Jordán Hermanos, which owned farms, haciendas (such as Casaconcha, Casa Blanca and La cuchilla) and cattle. She lived her childhood in her father’s house. Romulo Jordan, located on Los Angeles street. Then she went to study at the José Pardo y Barreda National Collegewhere he started playing soccer.

In that educational institution he also practiced cycling and boxing. “I really liked this sport (Boxing). I learned it at school. My teacher was a Panamanian who stayed in Chincha and was hired by “Pardo” as a coach. They called him “Knockout Brisset.” He was one of the best in South America ”said the Peruvian national team in the 1986 conversation with the supplement of Trade. Years later, in 1932, Orestes Jordan He began his career as a footballer at the Athletic Chinchateam from his hometown.

Already in 1933, the then coach of University of Sports, placido galindo, he saw “conditions” and made him reach the cream box. This is how in a game he had to replace eduardo astengoemblematic defender of the team: “I did well and I stayed”. In 1935, Orestes went as reinforcement of Lima Alliance to a tour of Chile with Lolo Fernandez. This team was cataloged by the Chilean press as “El roller negro”. “It was the best campaign I did with a team, of course, along with the one in Berlin”said the former national midfielder.

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When asked by Francisco Miro Quesada Rada Over the JJ.OO. of Berlin of 1936, Jordán recounted that they gave “a kick” to Finland in the first match they played in the tournament (Peru won 7-3). This made them a bit confident for the next one: “In reality, Germany had been eliminated. With the axis broken, only the Austrians remained and they had to win anyway to demonstrate the superiority of the German race. It was the only chance for the Nazis. They couldn’t tolerate a team of half-breeds defeating them.”.

Later, he revealed that the entire peruvian team I was sure they would beat Austria. However, they were shocked when they finished the first half losing 2-0. As they leveled the score in the second half, the Europeans began to despair. The national strategy was “stay in the field jogging all the rest time” for the supplementary Therefore, they scored the remaining two goals in the first 15 minutes of extra time.

Then the plan was to fight back tooth and nail. “They distributed you everywhere, but you had to put up with it. I will tell you that it cost me a lot. At another time she would have kicked and everything. But the order was to endure and play crazy. At last we win. The rest is known. These “gringos” could not believe it. But there they were with their four pepas”said orestes. Later, he confessed that he was very angry that the match was canceled due to a “supposed invasion.”

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After that terrible chapter, the Peruvian midfielder participated with the bicolor in the America Cup of Argentina in 1937. In the third match, the national team faced the host of the South American tournament. Over there orestes He was beaten by the Argentine police after defending a teammate, who was attacked by two local players. “Not even Brisset’s classes helped me”said Jordan, smiling. This caused him to arrive in Lima with several bruises on his body.

To end the conversation, the cream idol answered a quick quiz about soccer. There he revealed that, for him, the best Peruvian player of all time was Lolo Fernandezof the new generation was Teofilo Cubillasthe best team he played for was the 1936 Olympic team, the best player in soccer history was Pelethe best foreign selection was that of Argentina from 1957 and that he was always disciplined as an athlete, since “he did not smoke or drink.” Thus ended this surprising interview that was given more than 30 years ago.

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