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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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| * 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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1964–65 | Eredivisie | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1965–66 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 23 | 25 | ||||
| 7 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 41 | 41 | |||
| 1967–68 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 34 | |||
| 1968–69 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 34 | ||
| 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 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 23 | ||
| 1973–74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 245 | 193 | 32 | 37 | 47 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 329 | 257 | ||
| Barcelona | 1973–74 | La Liga | 26 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 24 | |
| 1974–75 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 14 | |||
| 1975–76 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 48 | 11 | |||
| 1976–77 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 46 | 25 | |||
| 1977–78 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 45 | 11 | |||
| Total | 143 | 48 | 50 | 25 | 34 | 12 | — | 227 | 85 | |||
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 1979 | NASL | 22 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 26 | 15 | ||
| Washington Diplomats | 1980 | NASL | 24 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Levante | 1980–81 | Segunda División | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Washington Diplomats | 1981 | NASL | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Ajax | 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 7 | |
| 1982–83 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 9 | |||
| Total | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 16 | |||
| Feyenoord | 1983–84 | Eredivisie | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 13 | |
| Career total | 518 | 294 | 97 | 65 | 87 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 713 | 400 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in KNVB Cup and Copa del Rey
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup and Fairs Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Intertoto Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and NASL Play Offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 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 | |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cruyff goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 1966 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying |
| 2 | 13 September 1967 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |  East Germany |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying |
| 3 | 26 March 1969 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2 December 1970 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [[File:{{{flag alias-1965}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Romania | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 24 February 1971 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Luxembourg |
3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
| 7 | 4–0 | |||||
| 8 | 17 November 1971 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Luxembourg |
1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying |
| 9 | 7–0 | |||||
| 10 | 8–0 | |||||
| 11 | 1 December 1971 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Scotland |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 16 February 1972 | Athens, Greece |  Greece |
3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 30 August 1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 1 November 1972 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Norway |
4–0 | 9–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 8–0 | |||||
| 17 | 2 May 1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Spain |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 18 | 22 August 1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Iceland |
2–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 5–0 | |||||
| 20 | 29 August 1973 | Deventer, Netherlands | Iceland |
2–0 | 8–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 4–0 | |||||
| 22 | 12 September 1973 | Oslo, Norway | Norway |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 26 June 1974 | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |  Argentina |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 24 | 4–0 | |||||
| 25 | 3 July 1974 | Dortmund, Germany |  Brazil |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup |
| 26 | 4 September 1974 | Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden |
1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 25 September 1974 | Helsinki, Finland |  Finland |
1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
| 28 | 2–1 | |||||
| 29 | 20 November 1974 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Italy |
2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
| 30 | 3–1 | |||||
| 31 | 22 May 1976 | Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying |
| 32 | 13 October 1976 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Northern Ireland |
2–1 | 2–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 33 | 26 March 1977 | Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Ajax | 6 June 1985 | 4 January 1988 | 117 | 86 | 10 | 21 | 73.50 |
| Barcelona | 4 May 1988 | 18 May 1996 | 430 | 250 | 97 | 83 | 58.14 |
| Catalonia | 2 November 2009 | 2 January 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 551 | 338 | 109 | 104 | 61.34 | ||
Honours
Player
Ajax[6]
- 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[6]
Feyenoord
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1974
- UEFA European Championship Third place: 1976
Manager
- Ajax[6]
- Barcelona[6]
Individual
Player[6]
- Ballon d'Or: 1971, 1973, 1974; Third place: 1975[7]
- 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,[8] 1972,[9] 1984
- Dutch Sportsman of the Year: 1973, 1974
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1974[10]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1974[11]
- Onze de Onze: 1977[12]
- Don Balón Award for Best LaLiga Foreign Player: 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]
- AFS Top-100 Players of All-Time: #21 (2007)[17]
- World Soccer's Greatest XI of All Time: 2013[18]
- 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[19]
- IFFHS World Player of the Century[broken anchor]: #2
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (2004): #3
- IFFHS The Best European Player (1956–1990): #3
- 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
- El País Manager of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994
- World Soccer Greatest Manager of All Time: #28 (2013)
- France Football Greatest Manager of All Time: #4 (2019)[23]
- Sports Illustrated Greatest Manager of All Time: #6 (2019)[24]
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.[25]
- On 22 May 2006, Cruyff was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to football by Laureus in their annual World Sports Awards.[26]
- In April 2016, Cruyff was posthumously awarded the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award, which was accepted by his son Jordi.[27]
- Cruyff received a lifetime achievement award from the KNVB in August 2006.[28][29]
- In 2006, Cruyff played in Dennis Bergkamp's Testimonial as a second-half substitute with Ajax.[30]
- On 18 April 2007, Ajax decided to retire the number 14 shirt in honour of Cruyff and in celebration of his birthday.[31]
- In 2010, Cruyff was presented the FIFA Order of Merit (highest honour awarded by FIFA) for his contribution to football.[6]
- In 2010, Cruyff entered in the FICTS "Hall of Fame" and was awarded with "Excellence Guirlande D'Honneur".[32]
- In 2013, Cruyff was recognised with the UEFA President's Award[33]
- On 29 March 2016, the Prime Minister of Spain awarded Cruyff with the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit.[34]
- On 25 October 2017, the Amsterdam Arena was renamed Johan Cruyff Arena.[35]
Johan Cruyff Media
Johan Cruijff, speler van Ajax* * 25 oktober 1965
Cruyff playing for Ajax taking on Liverpool defender Tommy Smith in a European Cup game in December 1966
Cruyff was instrumental in Ajax's dominance of European football in the early 1970s. He played for Ajax from 1957 to 1973 and 1981 to 1983 (seen here in 1967 against Feyenoord).
Cruyff played for Barcelona from 1973 to 1978
Document issued by Levante UD to confirm the incorporation of Cruyff to their team.
Cruyff with Japanese fans in 1982
Cruyff's farewell at Feyenoord in 1984
Cruyff as captain of the Netherlands prior to a game at the 1974 World Cup
Main façade of old La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy.
Cruyff with the Catalonia national team in January 2013
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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]
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- 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]
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- 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)
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- Winner, David: Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000)
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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 [it], 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 [ca], 2014 Catalan-language documentary directed by Jordi Marcos (70 min)
- Gràcies, Johan, 2016 documentary by TV3
Related pages
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