- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHendrik Johannes Cruijff
- Nicknames
- Jopie
- Pythagoras in boots
- Cruijffie
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- also known as el salvador - and gave Barcelona (and Catalonia) their
Johan Cruyff (or Cruijffie) is voted the best European soccer player of the twentieth century (and the second best worldplayer). He started his career with AJAX Amsterdam and led them to 4 European finals of which 3 were won (1971/1972/1973). In 1973 Cruyff joined Barcelona (for a the then record-fee of 6 million guilders), He became a very popular player
After a few years he became involved again with his first love, Ajax. He coached them for a few years, winning the European cup winners cup, before he got fired after arguing with the president of the club. But he has not only a first love, but maybe he has an even greater second love, Barcelona. He coached them for a few years, winning the European Champions league for the first time and four times the Spanish league.- IMDb Mini Biography By: jan- Johan Cruyff is a Dutch professional football player and coach.
As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was an exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. Cruyff led the Netherlands National Football Team to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup (1974) and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint that subsequently was named after him, the "Cruyff Turn", a move widely replicated in the modern game.
At club level, Cruyff started his career at AFC Ajax, where he won eight Eredivisie titles, three European Cups and one Intercontinental Cup. In 1973, he moved to FC Barcelona for a world record transfer fee, winning La Liga in his first season and was named European Footballer of the Year.
After retiring from playing in 1984, Cruyff became highly successful as manager of AFC Ajax and later FC Barcelona; he remained an influential advisor to both clubs. His son Jordi also played football professionally.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseDanny Coster(December 2, 1968 - March 24, 2016) (his death, 3 children)
- A piece of skill known as the "Cruyff turn"
- Invented a soccer-playing philosophy known as "Total Football".
- A few years ago he founded "The Johan Cruijff Foundation", which is a foundation that stimulates soccer for children and there are even "Johan Cruijff's Soccer-courts", spread out in the Netherlands.
- Between 1966 and 1977, he played 48 matches for the Dutch national soccer team in which he scored 33 goals.
- In Nijmegen, Netherlands, there is a Johan Cruijff College.
- Living in Barcelona in Spain. Very active with his foundation, writing an sportscolumn in de Telegraaf (dutch newspaper).
- Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
- If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better.
- Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
- Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
- Without the ball, you can't win.
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