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Johan Cruyff

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Also known as Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, Johan Cruijff, Hendrik Johannes Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

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Johan Cruyff was a Dutch footballer and manager who lived from 1947 to 2016 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in football history. He matters because his innovative playing style and coaching philosophy fundamentally changed how the sport is played and understood around the world.

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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.…

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Cruijff — Self (archive footage)2026
El rey Puma — Self2026
Hristo, l'indomable — Self (archive footage)2026
Drachten Journaals — Self (archive footage)2024
Unidos por el balón de oro — Self (archive footage)2024
Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection — Self - Former Barcelona Manager and Player2024
Buffa racconta Storie di Campioni — Self (archive footage)2024
Cruyff: The Signing That Changed History — Self (archive footage)2024
JC2022
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL — Self (archive footage)2021

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Instance of: human
Given name: Johannes
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam
Place of death: Barcelona
Child: Jordi Cruyff
Occupation: coach
Educated at: Sunday school
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Dutch
Award: UEFA President's Award
Participant in: UEFA Euro 1976
Field of work: association football
Sport: association football
Member of team: Los Angeles Aztecs
Position played: forward
League: North American Soccer League
Country for sport: Netherlands
Mass: 68
Official website: www.johancruyff.com
Image: Johan Cruijff (1974).jpg
Height: 178

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medical condition: flat feet
Commons category: Johan Cruijff
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
date of birth: 1947-04-25
date of death: 2016-03-24
cause of death: lung cancer
manner of death: natural causes
topic's main category: Category:Johan Cruyff
birth name: Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
name in native language: Hendrik Johannes Cruyff
exact match: adamlink.nl/person/cruyff-hj/619
coach of sports team: Catalonia national football team
start of work period: 1964-11-15
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
end of work period: 1984-00-00
birthday: April 25

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Netherlands professional footballer

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