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Johan Cruyff

Full name: Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
Date of birth: 25 April 1947
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder/Forward

Biography

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Johan Cruyff started his career at Ajax where he won the Dutch Championship six times. With his vision in the field he helped Ajax win three consecutive European Cup wins from 1971 to 1973. He earned a transfer to Barcelona where he quickly became a hero. In 1974 "El Salvador" helped Barcelona win their first La Liga since 1960, along the way defeating Real Madrid at their home with 5-0.



At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Cruyff was part of the Dutch 'Total Football' team that introduced a new style of play and just nearly lost the final against West Germany(2-1). Despite losing the final, Cruyff had showed amazing dribbles, goals and above all his brilliant vision at the tournament and was named player of the tournament.



In 1979 at age 32, Cruyff went to the United States to play one season for the Los Angeles Aztecs followed by one at the Washington Diplomats. After having played 10 games for Levante he returned back at Ajax in 1981. Cruyff was now 34 and people were doubting if he had the same level as he had before. He took away all skepticism by winning another 2 Dutch Championships to get to a total of 8 Dutch Championships with Ajax. In his last season of his career he played for Ajax's rivals Feyenoord. He showed his class again by winning the Dutch Championship. Cruyff was a player with a great acceleration and dribbling ability but above all he had a great vision of the game.

Career

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Club Record
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1964–1973	Ajax	240	190
1973–1978	Barcelona	143	48
1979–1980	Los Angeles Aztecs	27	14
1980–1981	Washington Diplomats	32	12
1981	Levante	10	2
1981–1983	Ajax	36	14
1983–1984	Feyenoord	33	11
Total		520	291

National Team
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1966–1977	Netherlands	48	33

Honours

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Team Honours
Team	Trophy	Years
Ajax	Intercontinental Cup	1972
Ajax	European Cup	1971, 1972, 1973
Ajax	European Super Cup	1972, 1973
Ajax	Dutch Championship	1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983
Ajax	Dutch Cup	1967, 1971, 1972, 1983
Barcelona	Spanish Championship	1974
Barcelona	Spanish Cup	1978
Feyenoord	Dutch Championship	1984
Feyenoord	Dutch Cup	1984

Individual Honours
Trophy	Years
Ballon d'Or	1971, 1973, 1974
IFFHS European Player of the Century