Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON, anglicised to Cruyff; 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 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. In the 1970s, Dutch football rose from near obscurity...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth25 April 1947
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Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
people sports
The disabled people that do sport, they don't think about what they don't have but try to get better with what they do have. That is the same for me.
foundation laid pitches society
My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.
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Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.