Johan Cruyff
25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016
Johan Cruyff was a Dutch footballer and manager, the central figure in the Total Football played by Ajax and the Netherlands in the 1970s. He won three consecutive European Cups and three Ballon d'Or awards as a player and captained the Dutch side to the 1974 World Cup final. As coach of Barcelona from 1988 to 1996 he built the team that won the club's first European Cup.
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Life events
Born Hendrik Johannes Cruijff in the Betondorp district of Amsterdam.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJoined the Ajax youth system as a boy and broke into the senior side at seventeen.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAjax took the trophy in 1971, 1972 and 1973 playing the attacking, position-swapping style known as Total Football.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNamed European Footballer of the Year in 1971, 1973 and 1974.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMoved to Spain for a world record fee and helped Barcelona win the league title in his first season.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Dutch side lost the final to West Germany, and he was named player of the tournament.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEnded his playing career after spells in the North American Soccer League and with Ajax and Feyenoord.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed the side known as the Dream Team to four consecutive league titles and the club's first European Cup in 1992.
Source: en.wikipedia.org