Johan Cruyff
Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)
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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]
Career statistics
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change| 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
change| 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 | 2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying | |
| 2 | 13 September 1967 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying | |
| 3 | 26 March 1969 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 2 December 1970 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 24 February 1971 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | |
| 7 | 4–0 | |||||
| 8 | 17 November 1971 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying | |
| 9 | 7–0 | |||||
| 10 | 8–0 | |||||
| 11 | 1 December 1971 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 16 February 1972 | Athens, Greece | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 30 August 1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 1 November 1972 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 4–0 | 9–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 16 | 8–0 | |||||
| 17 | 2 May 1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 18 | 22 August 1973 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 19 | 5–0 | |||||
| 20 | 29 August 1973 | Deventer, Netherlands | 2–0 | 8–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 21 | 4–0 | |||||
| 22 | 12 September 1973 | Oslo, Norway | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 23 | 26 June 1974 | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | |
| 24 | 4–0 | |||||
| 25 | 3 July 1974 | Dortmund, Germany | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1974 FIFA World Cup | |
| 26 | 4 September 1974 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 25 September 1974 | Helsinki, Finland | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | |
| 28 | 2–1 | |||||
| 29 | 20 November 1974 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | |
| 30 | 3–1 | |||||
| 31 | 22 May 1976 | Brussels, Belgium | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | |
| 32 | 13 October 1976 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 33 | 26 March 1977 | Antwerp, Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
change| 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
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changeAjax[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
change- Ajax[6]
- Barcelona[6]
- 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
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- 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
change- 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]
Bibliography
change- 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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- 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
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- 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]
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Filmography
change- 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
changeReferences
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