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Netherlands · 1964–84Johan Cruyff
Rating
98
Caps
48
Goals
33
Life
1947–2016
Clubs
AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Feyenoord Rotterdam
Honours
Ballon d'Or 1971 · national Player of the Year 1968 · Hall of Fame
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Editorial rank of 33 for Netherlands
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Dortmund, 19 June 1974: he showed Jan Olsson the ball, dragged it behind his standing leg and turned away, and the move has carried his name ever since. Cruyff took the Ballon d'Or in 1971, 1973 and 1974, won three straight European Cups with Ajax and eight Dutch titles there, La Liga with Barcelona in 1974, and the Golden Ball at the World Cup whose final he lost in Munich. Career record: 48 caps and 33 goals for Netherlands; club career at AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Feyenoord Rotterdam; honours include Ballon d'Or 1971, national Player of the Year 1968, Hall of Fame.
Career record
| 1964–1973 | AFC Ajax |
| 1973–1978 | FC Barcelona |
| 1979–1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs |
| 1980–1981 | Washington Diplomats |
| 1981–1981 | Levante UD |
| 1981–1983 | AFC Ajax |
| 1983–1984 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| Netherlands | 48 caps, 33 goals |
From the daily quiz
Johan Cruyff's world-record 1973 move from Ajax to Barcelona reunited him with which coach?
Reveal the answer
Rinus Michels. Cruyff wanted his old Ajax boss back, and the reunion delivered Barcelona's first title in 14 years plus a 5-0 win at the Bernabéu.
Shared the era
Netherlands legends whose careers overlapped Cruyff's