Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff (25 April 1947 - 24 March 2016) was a Dutch football player and manager. He played for Netherlands national team.
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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 | 1.78 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
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* 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 | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1964/65 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
1965/66 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | ||
1966/67 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 41 | ||
1967/68 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 33 | ||
1968/69 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 33 | ||
1969/70 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 33 | ||
1970/71 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 27 | ||
1971/72 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 33 | ||
1972/73 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | ||
1973/74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
1973/74 | Barcelona | La Liga | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
1974/75 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
1975/76 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 8 | ||
1976/77 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 19 | ||
1977/78 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 11 | ||
United States | League | U.S. Open Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs | NASL | 27 | 16 | - | - | 27 | 16 | ||
1980 | Washington Diplomats | NASL | 27 | 10 | - | - | 27 | 10 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
1980/81 | Levante | Segunda División | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
United States | League | U.S. Open Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
1981 | Washington Diplomats | NASL | 5 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | ||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1981/82 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
1982/83 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
1983/84 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 13 |
Country | Netherlands | 308 | 215 | 48 | 40 | 54 | 25 | 410 | 280 | |
Spain | 153 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 184 | 63 | ||
United States | 59 | 28 | - | - | 59 | 28 | ||||
Total | 520 | 293 | 55 | 41 | 88 | 37 | 663 | 371 |
International career statistics
Netherlands national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1966 | 2 | 1 |
1967 | 3 | 1 |
1968 | 1 | 0 |
1969 | 3 | 1 |
1970 | 2 | 2 |
1971 | 4 | 6 |
1972 | 5 | 5 |
1973 | 6 | 6 |
1974 | 12 | 8 |
1975 | 2 | 0 |
1976 | 4 | 2 |
1977 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 48 | 33 |
Honours
Player
Ajax[5]
- Eredivisie: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1982–83
- KNVB Cup: 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1982–83
- European Cup: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
- European Super Cup: 1972
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
Barcelona[5]
- La Liga: 1973–74
- Copa del Rey: 1977–78
Feyenoord
- Eredivisie: 1983–84
- KNVB Cup: 1983–84
International
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1974
- UEFA European Championship Third place: 1976
Manager
- Ajax[5]
- KNVB Cup: 1985–86, 1986–87
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87
- Barcelona[5]
- La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Copa del Rey: 1989–90
- Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994
- European Cup: 1991–92
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
- European Super Cup: 1992
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)
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- 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
Related pages
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