Johan Cruyff

✶April 25, 1947

†March 24, 2016

Netherlands

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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, internationally known as Johan Cruyff 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, both as a player and 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.

Dutch footballer and coach, three-time Ballon d'Or winner and the guiding mind of Total Football, whose ideas reshaped how the modern game is played and taught.

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