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Johan Cruijff

Johan Cruijff

Acting
25 Apr 1947
24 Mar 2016
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Biography

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, and the greatest manager ever. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dutch football rose from a semi-professional and obscure level to...

Also Known As

Johan Cruyff, Hendrik Johannes Cruijff , هندريك يوهانس كرويف , يوهان كرويف

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