Johann Cruyff
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Cruyff with AFC Ajax in 1972
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| Full name | Hendrik Johannes Cruijff | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1947 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 March 2016 (aged 68) | |||||||||||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
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| 1957–1963 | Ajax | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1964–1973 | Ajax | 240 | (190) | |||||||||
| 1973–1978 | Barcelona | 143 | (48) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 23 | (13) | |||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Washington Diplomats | 30 | (12) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Levante | 10 | (2) | |||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Ajax | 36 | (14) | |||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Feyenoord | 33 | (11) | |||||||||
| Total | 514 | (290) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1966–1977 | Netherlands | 48 | (33) | |||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Ajax | |||||||||||
| 1988–1996 | Barcelona | |||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Catalonia | |||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON (Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn ˈkrœyf], anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was 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 the most famous 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. In the 1970s, Dutch football rose from near obscurity to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup 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 Ajax, where he won eight Eredivisie titles, three European Cups and one Intercontinental Cup. In 1973, he moved to 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 Ajax and later Barcelona; he remained an influential advisor to both clubs. His son Jordi also played football professionally.
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