When was Johan Cruyff born and when did he die?
Johan Cruyff, byname of Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, (born April 25, 1947, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died March 24, 2016, Barcelona, Spain), Dutch football (soccer) forward renowned for his imaginative playmaking. He won numerous honours, including European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, and 1974).
How many times did Johan Cruyff win the Ballon d or?
He won the Ballon d’Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974 and he was at the basis of the football philosophy known as Total Football. He is widely regarded as one of the great players in association football. In 1999, Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century.
When did the Johan Cruyff Award start in the Netherlands?
Johan Cruijff Award or Dutch Football Talent of the Year (Dutch: Nederlands Voetbal Talent van het Jaar), the title has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984 for footballers under 21. The award Dutch Football Talent of the Year was replaced by the Johan Cruyff Trophy (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Prijs) in 2003.
What kind of position does Johan Cruyff play?
Main position. Main position : Attacking Midfield. Other position: Centre-Forward. Facts and data. Name in home country: Hendrik Johannes Cruyff. Date of birth:
How did Johan Cruyff get interested in football?
Cruyff, encouraged by his influential football-loving father and his close proximity in Akkerstraat to the De Meer Stadium, played football with his schoolmates and older brother, Henny, whenever he could, and idolised the prolific Dutch dribbler, Faas Wilkes . In 1959, Cruyff’s father died from a heart attack.
What did Lothar Matthaus say about Johan Cruyff?
World Cup-winning Germany captain Lothar Matthaus said Cruyff was “a great man who transformed football”, while Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal called his fellow Dutchman “one of the true legends of the game”.