SOCCER PLAYER

Johan Cruyff

1947 - 2016

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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), internationally known as Johan Cruyff (Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑŋ ˈkrœyf] ), was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, 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 developed by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Because of the far-reaching impact of his playing style and his coaching ideas, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern football, and he is also regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Cruyff is the 3rd most popular soccer player, the 7th most popular biography from Netherlands and the most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

Johan Cruyff is most famous for his football career and his contributions to the game as a player and coach. He is the only player to win the Ballon d'Or three times, and he was the first player to win three consecutive European Cups with three different clubs. Cruyff led the Netherlands to their only major international title when they won the 1974 World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Johan Cruyff ranks 2 out of 21,273. Before him are Pelé. After him are Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Diego Maradona, Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Johan Cruyff ranks 3. Before him are Hillary Clinton, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. After him are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paulo Coelho, Stephen King, David Bowie, Sheikh Hasina, Florentino Pérez, Brian Johnson, Elton John, and Dilma Rousseff. Among people deceased in 2016, Johan Cruyff ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad Ali, and Fidel Castro. After him are Umberto Eco, Bhumibol Adulyadej, John Glenn, Bud Spencer, Shimon Peres, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, and Alan Rickman.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johan Cruyff ranks 7 out of 1,646. Before him are Vincent van Gogh (1853), Rembrandt (1606), Johannes Vermeer (1632), Erasmus (1466), Baruch Spinoza (1632), and Piet Mondrian (1872). After him are Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525), Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hugo Grotius (1583), and Abel Tasman (1603).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Johan Cruyff ranks 1. After him are Ruud Gullit (1962), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Arie Haan (1948), Ruud Krol (1949), Edwin van der Sar (1970), René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Willy van de Kerkhof (1951), Piet Keizer (1943), and Arjen Robben (1984).

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