Johan Cruyff

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)
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)
International career
1966–1977 Netherlands 48 (33)
Managerial career
1985–1988 Ajax
1988–1996 Barcelona
2009–2013 Catalonia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 1964–65 Eredivisie 10400——104
1965–66 191649——2325
1966–67 30335563—4141
1967–68 33275621—4034
1968–69 292433106114334
1969–70 33235684—4633
1970–71 25216561—3727
1971–72 32254395—4533
1972–73 32170063434223
1973–74 2300000023
Total 2451933237472354329257
Barcelona 1973–74 La Liga 261612 800—3824
1974–75 30712 780—5014
1975–76 29610 392—4811
1976–77 30149 675—4625
1977–78 28571105—4511
Total 1434850253412—22785
Los Angeles Aztecs 1979 NASL 2214——412615
Washington Diplomats 1980 NASL 2410——202610
Levante 1980–81 Segunda División 10200——102
Washington Diplomats 1981 NASL 52———52
Ajax 1981–82 Eredivisie 1571000—167
1982–83 2177220—309
Total 36148220—4616
Feyenoord 1983–84 Eredivisie 33117141—4413
Career total 51829497658736115713400

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 196621
196731
196810
196931
197022
197146
197255
197366
1974128
197520
197642
197741
Total4833
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
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 September 1966Rotterdam, Netherlands Hungary2–02–2UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
213 September 1967Amsterdam, Netherlands East Germany1–01–0UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
326 March 1969Rotterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg1–04–01970 FIFA World Cup qualification
42 December 1970Amsterdam, Netherlands Romania1–02–0Friendly
52–0
624 February 1971Rotterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg3–06–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
74–0
817 November 1971Eindhoven, Netherlands Luxembourg1–08–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
97–0
108–0
111 December 1971Amsterdam, Netherlands Scotland1–02–1Friendly
1216 February 1972Athens, Greece Greece3–05–0Friendly
135–0
1430 August 1972Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–02–1Friendly
151 November 1972Rotterdam, Netherlands Norway4–09–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
168–0
172 May 1973Amsterdam, Netherlands Spain3–23–2Friendly
1822 August 1973Amsterdam, Netherlands Iceland2–05–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification
195–0
2029 August 1973Deventer, Netherlands Iceland2–08–11974 FIFA World Cup qualification
214–0
2212 September 1973Oslo, Norway Norway1–02–11974 FIFA World Cup qualification
2326 June 1974Gelsenkirchen, West Germany Argentina1–04–01974 FIFA World Cup
244–0
253 July 1974Dortmund, Germany Brazil2–02–01974 FIFA World Cup
264 September 1974Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–05–1Friendly
2725 September 1974Helsinki, Finland Finland1–13–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
282–1
2920 November 1974Rotterdam, Netherlands Italy2–13–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
303–1
3122 May 1976Brussels, Belgium Belgium2–12–1UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
3213 October 1976Rotterdam, Netherlands Northern Ireland2–12–21978 FIFA World Cup qualification
3326 March 1977Antwerp, Belgium Belgium2–02–01978 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Ajax 6 June 1985 4 January 1988 117861021073.50
Barcelona 4 May 1988 18 May 1996 4302509783058.14
Catalonia 2 November 2009 2 January 2013 4220050.00
Total 551338109104061.34

Honours

Player

Ajax

Barcelona

Feyenoord

Netherlands

Manager

Ajax
Barcelona

Individual

Player

Cruyff receiving the 1971 Ballon d'Or

Manager

Orders and further honours

Bibliography

Filmography

References

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