Johan Cruyff
Three European Cups as an Ajax player, a first for Barcelona as coach.
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Johan Cruyff (1947–2016) was a Dutch player and manager, a three-time Ballon d'Or winner (1971, 1973, 1974) and the leading figure of Total Football, the philosophy developed by Rinus Michels.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
- Born
- 25 April 1947
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Died
- 24 March 2016
- Place of death
- Barcelona, Spain
- Height
- 1.78 m / 5 ft 10 in
- Position
- Forward, attacking midfielder
- Total caps
- 518
Lore & Background
Starting at Ajax in 1964, he won six Eredivisie titles, three European Cups and an Intercontinental Cup there; Ajax's 1972 final win over Inter was widely written up as the end of catenaccio. As a manager after 1984 he won the 1987 Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax, then four La Liga titles and the club's first European Cup with Barcelona.
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