Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff (25 April 1947 - 24 March 2016) was a Dutch football player and manager. He played for Netherlands national team.

Johan Cruyff
Personal information
Full name Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
Date of birth (1947-04-25)25 April 1947
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 24 March 2016 (aged 68)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1957–1964 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1973 Ajax 245 (193)
1973–1978 Barcelona 143 (48)
1978–1979 Los Angeles Aztecs 22 (14)
1980–1981 Washington Diplomats 29 (12)
1981 Levante 10 (2)
1981–1983 Ajax 36 (14)
1983–1984 Feyenoord 33 (11)
Total 518 (294)
National team
1966–1977 Netherlands 48 (33)
Teams managed
1985–1988 Ajax
1988–1996 Barcelona
2009–2013 Catalonia
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cruyff died of lung cancer. His son is football manager Jordi Cruyff. He is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.[2][3]

Club career statistics
Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup EuropeTotal
1964/65AjaxEredivisie1040000104
1965/66191649002325
1966/67303355634141
1967/68332556324133
1968/692924331064233
1969/70332356844633
1970/71252165613727
1971/72322543954533
1972/73261600633219
1973/7423000023
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
1973/74BarcelonaLa Liga261600002616
1974/753070080387
1975/762960092388
1976/77301400753719
1977/78285711054511
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1979Los Angeles AztecsNASL2716--2716
1980Washington DiplomatsNASL2710--2710
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
1980/81LevanteSegunda División1020000102
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1981Washington DiplomatsNASL52--52
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup EuropeTotal
1981/82AjaxEredivisie1571000167
1982/832177220309
1983/84Feyenoord RotterdamEredivisie331171414413
CountryNetherlands 30821548405425410280
Spain 1535071341218463
United States 5928--5928
Total 52029355418837663371

International career statistics

[4]

Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
196621
196731
196810
196931
197022
197146
197255
197366
1974128
197520
197642
197741
Total4833

Honours

Player

Ajax[5]

Barcelona[5]

Feyenoord

  • Eredivisie: 1983–84
  • KNVB Cup: 1983–84

International

Manager
Ajax[5]
Barcelona[5]

Individual

Player[5]

Cruyff receiving the 1971 Ballon d'Or
  • Ballon d'Or: 1971, 1973, 1974; Third place: 1975[6]
  • Eredivisie top scorer: 1966–67, 1971–72
  • KNVB Cup top scorer: 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
  • European Cup top scorer: 1971–72
  • Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1968,[7] 1972,[8] 1984
  • Dutch Sportsman of the Year: 1973, 1974
  • FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1974[9]
  • FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1974[10]
  • IOC European Footballer of the Season: 1970–71, 1972–73[11]
  • Onze de Onze: 1977[12]
  • Don Balón Award: 1977, 1978[13]
  • North American Soccer League MVP: 1979
  • FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994[14]
  • FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002[15]
  • World Team of the 20th Century[14]
  • FIFA 100: 2004[16]
  • World Soccer's Greatest XI of All Time: 2013[17]
  • World Soccer's The Greatest Players of the 20th Century: #3
  • France Football's Player of the Century: #3
  • IFFHS European Player of the Century: #1[18]
  • IFFHS World Player of the Century: #2
  • UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (2004): #3
  • IFFHS The Best European Player (1956–1990): #3
  • FourFourTwo 100 greatest footballers ever: #4 Four Four Two
  • IFFHS Legends[19]
  • Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[20]
  • 11 Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021[21]
  • IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021[22]

Manager

  • World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1987
  • Don Balón Award for Coach of the Year: 1991, 1992
  • Onze d'Or for Coach of the Year: 1991, 1992
  • European Coach of the Season: 1991–92
  • FourFourTwo 3rd Greatest Manager of All Time: 2020[23]
  • France Football 4th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019[24][25]
  • World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

Orders and further honours
  • In 1974, Cruyff was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
  • In 2002, Cruyff was promoted to Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
  • In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of the Netherlands by the KNVB as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.[26]
  • On 22 May 2006, Cruyff was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to football by Laureus in their annual World Sports Awards.[27]
  • In April 2016, Cruyff was posthumously awarded the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award, which was accepted by his son Jordi.[28]
  • Cruyff received a lifetime achievement award from the KNVB in August 2006.[29][30]
  • In 2006, Cruyff played in Dennis Bergkamp's Testimonial as a second-half substitute with Ajax.[31]
  • On 18 April 2007, Ajax decided to retire the number 14 shirt in honour of Cruyff and in celebration of his birthday.[32]
  • In 2010, Cruyff was presented the FIFA Order of Merit (highest honour awarded by FIFA) for his significant contribution to football.[5]
  • In 2010, Cruyff entered in the FICTS "Hall of Fame" and was awarded with "Excellence Guirlande D'Honneur".[33]
  • In 2013, Cruyff was recognised with the UEFA President's Award[34]
  • On 29 March 2016, the Prime Minister of Spain awarded Cruyff with the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit.[35]
  • On 25 October 2017, the Amsterdam Arena was renamed Johan Cruyff Arena.[36]

Bibliography
  • Barend, Frits; Van Dorp, Henk: Ajax, Barcelona, Cruijff: Het ABC van een eigenzinnige maestro. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Vassallucci, 1997) [in Dutch]
  • Barend, Frits; Van Dorp, Henk: Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff: The ABC of an Obstinate Maestro. Translated from the Dutch by David Winner and Lex Van Dam. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999)
  • Burns, Jimmy: Barça: A People's Passion. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011)
  • Burns, Jimmy: La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World. (New York: Nation Books, 2012)
  • Butter, Jan-Cees; van der Vlies, Ferenc: Cruijff & Johan: Herinneringen aan nummer 14. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Water, 2019) [in Dutch]
  • Casanovas, Josep María: Cruyff, una vida por el Barça. (Barcelona: Ediciones B, 1973) [in Spanish]
  • Colmena, Daniel: De Cruyff a Guardiola, les claus d'un canvi triomfant al Barça. (Barcelona: Deu i Onze Edicions, 2011) [in Catalan]
  • Cruyff, Johan; Boer, Sytze de (2011). Uitspraken. ISBN 978-90-817974-1-2.
  • Cruijff, Johan; de Groot, Jaap: Johan Cruijff – Mijn voetbal: Handboek voor winnaars. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam, 2017) [in Dutch]
  • Cruijff, Johan; de Groot, Jaap: Johan Cruijff – Mijn verhaal: De autobiografie. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam, 2018) [in Dutch]
  • Cruyff, Johan: Mis futbolistas y yo. (Barcelona: Ediciones B, 1993) ISBN 978-84-406-3999-8 [in Spanish]
  • Cruyff, Johan: Me gusta el fútbol. (Barcelona: RBA Libros, 2002) [in Spanish]
  • Cruyff, Johan: Fútbol: Mi filosofía. (Barcelona: Ediciones B, 2012) [in Spanish]
  • Cruyff, Johan; de Groot, Jaap: My Turn: The Autobiography. (London: Macmillan, October 2016)
  • Ghemmour, Cherif (2015). Johan Cruyff: Genie pop et despote. Hugo Sport. ISBN 978-2-7556-1894-5.
  • De Boer, Sytze: Het Amsterdam van Johan Cruijff. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Nieuw Amsterdam, 2018) [in Dutch]
  • Hiddema, Bert: Cruijff! Van Jopie tot Johan. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1996) [in Dutch]
  • Hiddema, Bert: ¡El Cruijff!. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1997) [in Dutch]
  • Hiddema, Bert: Cruijff! De jonge jaren. (Amsterdam: Xander Uitgevers B.V., 2018) [in Dutch]
  • Hiddema, Bert: Cruijff! De magere jaren 1973–1982. (Amsterdam: Xander Uitgevers B.V., 2018) [in Dutch]
  • Hiddema, Bert: Cruijff! De gouden jaren 1982–1996. (Amsterdam: Xander Uitgevers B.V., 2019) [in Dutch]
  • Hilvoorde, I. van; Stokvis, R. (2013) 'Pythagoras in boots': Johan Cruijff and the Construction of Dutch National Identity, Sport in History, 33(4), 427–444
  • Hunter, Graham: Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World. (Glasgow: Backpage Press, 2012)
  • Jensen, Ric (2014). Looking at the Extraordinary Success of the 'Clockwork Orange': Examining the Brilliance of Total Football Played by the Netherlands. [Special Issue: Heroes, Icons, Legends: Legacies of Great Men in World Soccer] (Soccer & Society, Volume 15, Issue 5, 2014)
  • Kuper, Simon: Football Against the Enemy. (London: Orion Publishing Group, 1994)
  • Kuper, Simon: Ajax, the Dutch, the War: Football in Europe during the Second World War. (London: Orion Publishing Group, 2003)
  • Prieto, Javier Aranda: Hijos de Cruyff. (Sevilla: Editorial Samarcanda, 2019) [in Spanish]
  • Richards, Ted: Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game (Popular Culture and Philosophy). (Chicago & La Salle, IL: Open Court Publishing, 2010)
  • Riera, Josep; Roca, Miquel: Van Barça: El Futbol Club Barcelona i Holanda, més que una relació. (Valls, Tarragona: Cossetània Edicions, 2007) ISBN 978-84-9791-272-3 [in Catalan]
  • Schots, Mik; Luitzen, Jan (2007). Wie is Johan Cruijff. ISBN 978-90-295-6475-5.
  • Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich (2012). Der Konig und sein Spiel: Johan Cruyff und der Weltfußball. ISBN 978-3-89533-845-8.
  • Tanzilli, Fabrizio: Lo spazio della libertà. Da Michels a Guardiola, il viaggio dell'idea che ha rivoluzionato il calcio. (Roma: Ultra Edizioni, 2015) [in Italian]
  • Van den Boogaard, A.: Het laatste seizoen: Het andere gezicht van Johan Cruijff. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Thomas Rap, 2018) [in Dutch]
  • Verkamman, Matty; Visser, Jaap; Winkels, Edwin; Derksen, Johan: Johan Cruijff: De legende 1947–2016. (Rotterdam: Kick Uitgevers, 2016) [in Dutch]
  • Wilson, Jonathan: Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics. (London: Orion Books, 2010)
  • Wilson, Jonathan: The Barcelona Inheritance: The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola. (New York: Nation Books, 2018)
  • Winkels, Edwin: Johan Cruijff in Barcelona: De mythe van de verlosser. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Brandt, 2016) [in Dutch]
  • Winner, David: Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000)
  • Winsemius, Pieter: Je gaat het pas zien als je het doorhebt. Over Cruijff en leiderschap. (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Balans, 2004) [in Dutch]

Filmography
  • Nummer 14 Johan Cruijff, 1973 Dutch documentary film by Cor Coster on the professional career of Johan Cruyff (90 min)
  • Il profeta del gol, 1976 Italian-language documentary film directed by Sandro Ciotti (110 min)
  • Johan Cruijff – En un momento dado, 2004 documentary by Ramon Gieling on the life of Johan Cruyff (90 min)
  • Recorda, Míster: Johan Cruyff (Remember, Boss: Johan Cruyff in English), 2009 documentary by Barça TV
  • Conexión Vintage – Johan Cruyff, 2013 documentary by RTVE
  • L'últim partit: 40 anys de Johan Cruyff a Catalunya, 2014 Catalan-language documentary directed by Jordi Marcos (70 min)
  • Gràcies, Johan, 2016 documentary by TV3

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