Hendrik Johannes Cruijff Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON (Dutch: [?jo???n ?krœy?f]), born 25 April 1947), known as Johan Cruyff, is a former Dutch footballer and was until recently the manager of the Catalonia football team. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which was a record jointly held with Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, and Lionel Messi until Messi won his fourth award in 2012.Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. He led the Netherlands national team to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament.At club level, Cruyff started his career at Ajax where he won eight Eredivisie titles and three European Cups. In 1973 he moved to FC Barcelona for a world record transfer fee, winning La Liga in his first season and was named European Footballer of the Year. After retiring from playing in 1984, Cruyff became highly successful as manager of Ajax and later FC Barcelona; he remains an influential advisor to both clubs. His son Jordi has also gone on to play football professionally.In 1999, Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century in an election held by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, and came second behind Pelé in their World Player of the Century poll. He came third in a vote organised by the French magazine France Football consulting their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect their Football Player of the Century. He was chosen on the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.Considered as one of the most influential figures in football history, Cruyff's style of play and his football philosophy has had considerable influence on many notable managers and players such as Frank Rijkaard, Josep Guardiola, Michael Laudrup, Arsène Wenger, Jürgen Klinsmann, Eric Cantona and Xavi. Ajax and Barcelona are among the club's that have developed their youth academies on Cruyff's coaching methods. His coaching philosophy helped lay the foundations for the revival of Ajax's international successes in the 1990s. Spanish football's successes at both club and international level during 2008-2012 have been said by many as the verification of Cruyff's impacts on contemporary football. President of Israel, Shimon Peres praised Cruyff as “a role model”, who “gave football a social content” and “made it an educational process”.
Ballon d'Or, European Golden Shoe, Onze d'Or, Dutch Sportsman of the year, Dutch Footballer of the Year, Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, Laureus World Sports Award for Spirit of Sport, Laureus World Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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A piece of skill known as the "Cruyff turn"
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Quote
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Without the ball, you can't win.
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Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
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Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
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If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better.
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Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
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Fact
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Living in Barcelona in Spain. Very active with his foundation, writing an sportscolumn in de Telegraaf (dutch newspaper). [2010]
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Amsterdam, Netherlands: One of the four members of the supervisory board of AFC Ajax. [October 2011]
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A few years ago he founded "The Johan Cruijff Foundation", which is a foundation that stimulates soccer for children and there are even "Johan Cruijff's Soccer-courts", spread out in the Netherlands.
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In Nijmegen, Netherlands, there is a Johan Cruijff College.
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Between 1966 and 1977, he played 48 matches for the Dutch national soccer team in which he scored 33 goals.
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Invented a soccer-playing philosophy known as "Total Football".
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Has three children with Cruyff: son Jordi Cruyff and daughters Chantal and Susila.
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crackòvia
2016
TV Series grateful acknowledgment - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Barça Dreams
2015
Documentary
Himself
Divendres
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
L'últim partit. 40 anys de Johan Cruyff a Catalunya
2014
Documentary
Himself
Messi
2014
Documentary
Himself
RTL Late Night
2013
TV Series
Himself
Stoichkov
2012
Documentary
Himself
Pauw & Witteman
2011
TV Series
Himself
De wereld draait door
2006-2011
TV Series
Himself
Pownews
2011
TV Series
Himself
Buenafuente
2010
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Football's Greatest
2010
TV Series
Himself
La Marató 2007
2007
TV Special
Himself
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos