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. (...) I have a big respect in general for the Dutch school, and Johan Cruyff especially, because let's not forget he is the product of a school in Holland which was around before him. Johan Cruyff, born Hendrik Johannes Cruijff on April 25th 1947 in Amsterdam, is one of the living legends of modern football and his influence on the phiosophy and style of play of FC Barcelona still exerts a powerful influence. The autonomies reject opening schools from 0 to 6 years as the Government leaves the decision in Phase 2 to the communities, but they don't see either sanitary or legal guarantees.After more than six weeks in lockdown due to the coronavirus, Spain begins the deescalation on Sataurday May 2nd, when a four phase process begins, which aims to bring Spain to a "new normal".Following the triumphal start, despite Cruyff's obvious class, the team's success didn't really continue.Speaking personally, I will always remember the Cruyff swerve, when it would look as if he was about to pass but would then drag the ball with his foot, make an 180º turn and then accelerate away from the defender or the way he would look in one direction, say to his left, as if he was about to make a pass and then without turning his head would make a pinpoint pass to a player on his right.Barcelona and Madrid will continue in Phase I with some relief as both metropolitan zones can open shops without prior appointment and museums with reduced capacity as Lleida, Girona, Catalonia Centraâ¦Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?The great Johan Cruyff, FC Barcelona player, coach and above all legend died on March 24th 2016.
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Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed on Saturday that a new stadium for the Barca B team will be named after Johan Cruyff and a statue of the Dutch great constructed at …
And there may have been better managers, too, if only because his coaching career only lasted 10 and a half years (during which he won 14 trophies, not a bad return). And there may have been better managers, too, if only because his coaching career only lasted 10 and a half years (during which he won 14 trophies, not a bad return). He returned to the sidelines in 2009 to manage the Catalonian national team, a position he held until 2013.\r\n Access the world’s original book of answers. Johan Cruyff render (Legends). Johan Cruyff had it too - that personality, the character to say 'yes, I believe in this game, and I'm strong and brave enough to apply it on the pitch.' There may have been better players in the history of the game, though I doubt you can count them on more than one hand.
They showed us how important it is to possess the ball.
There he won his ninth Dutch championship and fifth national cup. Because PSV won both the national championship and the cup in 2005, Ajax (who had finished second in the league) formed the opposition and won 2-1. By Facundo Vacotti (March 26, 2016) Johan Cruyff: Info, Teams, Titles Won and Stats Soccer profile of Johan Cruyff including teams where he played, tournaments and cups won, National Team, games and goals scored by this outstanding player. His interviews and comments never fail to deliver a unique insight.
Johan Cruyff changed the game of football both on and off the field during his spectacular career.
I hadn't understood it until then. Johan Cruyff (25 April 1947 - 24 March 2016) was a Dutch football player and manager.
But it's tough to argue that any man has exerted a greater influence – on the pitch and on the bench – on the game as we know it today.— Gabriele Marcotti, ESPN FC, 2016 We shared many ideas and I personally have been influenced by Johan Cruyff and this Dutch generation of football. Johan Cruyff did both – and in such an exhilarating style.I'm a footballing romantic just like Cruyff. That's what I admired.That was a big lesson for me. He was my childhood hero; I had a poster of him on my bedroom wall.