Johan Cruyff
Personal information
Full name Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
Date of birth (1947-04-25)25 April 1947
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 24 March 2016(2016-03-24) (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
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1974 West Germany
European Championship
Third place 1976 Yugoslavia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Johan Cruyff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch football player and manager. He played for Netherlands national team.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
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
  1. ↑ Appearances in KNVB Cup and Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Appearances in European Cup and Fairs Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Intertoto Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and NASL Play Offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Johan Cruyff[5]
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  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 21 073.50
Barcelona 4 May 1988 18 May 1996 430 250 97 83 058.14
Catalonia 2 November 2009 2 January 2013 4 2 2 0 050.00
Total 551 338 109 104 061.34

Honours

Player

Ajax[6]

Barcelona[6]

Feyenoord

Netherlands

Manager

Ajax[6]
Barcelona[6]

Individual

Player[6]

Cruyff receiving the 1971 Ballon d'Or

Manager

Orders and further honours

Bibliography

Filmography

Related pages

References

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  2. ↑ Johan Cruyff: All-time Top 20: No. 3
  3. ↑ The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "The Netherlands' Grand Master". FIFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Moore, Rob; Stokkermans, Karel (21 January 2011). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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  15. ↑ "FIFA DREAM TEAM: Maradona voted top player". Reuters. 19 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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  26. ↑ "Johan Cruyff profile". Laureus. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  27. ↑ "Jordi Cruyff accepts award on father's behalf". Marca.com. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  28. ↑ "Kuijt receives Dutch accolade". UEFA.com. 29 August 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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  30. ↑ "Pictures: Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial". Arsenal.com. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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