Johan Cruyff

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Johan Cruyff was a legendary Dutch footballer and visionary proponent of "Total Football," widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
association football player
football manager
human
achievement led Netherlands to 1974 FIFA World Cup final
achievementAsManager built FC Barcelona "Dream Team"
won European Cup with FC Barcelona in 1992
alternativeName Johan Cruijff
Johan Cruyff
BallonDorWinYear 1971
1973
1974
birthCountry Netherlands
birthDate 1947-04-25
birthPlace Amsterdam
capsForNationalTeam 48
causeOfDeath lung cancer
citizenship Netherlands
clubTitlesWithAjax multiple Eredivisie titles
three consecutive European Cups
deathDate 2016-03-24
deathPlace Barcelona
europeanCupWinYearWithAjax 1971
1972
1973
familyName Cruijff
fullName Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
givenName Hendrik
Johannes
goalsForNationalTeam 33
hallOfFame FIFA 100 list of greatest living players
hasSignatureMove Cruyff Turn
individualAward Ballon d'Or
influenced modern attacking football tactics
influencedClubPhilosophy FC Barcelona playing philosophy
jerseyNumber 14
managedClub AFC Ajax
FC Barcelona
nationalTeam Netherlands national football team
notableFor Total Football playing style
being one of the greatest footballers of all time
playedForClub AFC Ajax
FC Barcelona
Feyenoord
Levante UD
Los Angeles Aztecs
Washington Diplomats
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
forward
styleOfPlay Total Football
timesWonBallonDor 3
worldCupParticipation 1974 FIFA World Cup


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