Johan CRUYFF was football enigma not only would he goes past
defenders like they weren’t there he would outwit them too like a mathematician
on the field he always manage to find another angle there would always be another dimension to
his plane. He had the perfect combination of intelligence and skill. Johan
CRUYFF was born in Amsterdam NTHERLANDS in 1947 his home was close to the old
Ajax stadium which was appropriate for such a talented kid but there was some
tough moments in childhood for the youngster. His father died in the age of 12
and his second father was taken care by the field of Ajax. The youngster there
was something of a prodigy CRUYFF made his professional football debut at the
age of 17 scoring in his first match and making a name for himself on equal
terms with the man he’d once seen as father figures. In 1966 Ajax were
dominating the Dutch league they won the Eredivisie on their little help from
their young centre forward scored 25 goals in 23 games. And 1969 Ajax made it
to the final of the European cup where they met AC MILAN and they lose. It was
bright stadium London evening at Wembley stadium 2nd June 1971 it
turned out to be the first defining moments for Johan CRUYFF and his Ajax side.
It was the beginning of Ajax era where the likes of REAL MADRID and BENFICA
once ruled European competition would now be dominated by a small club from the
east of Amsterdam.
In 1972 Ajax were preparing for another final this time with
new coach in charge. It was Ajax against INTER MILAN the match second half
CRUYFF took the game from Italians. Two goals from CRUYFF puts Ajax their
second European cup they were now in period of phenomenal success and there was
never any doubting who was the jewel in the crown. But this was to be the last
time that CRUYFF would hold the European cup as a player despite the
celebrations there were problems behind the scenes which meant the Ajax star
had to move on. So in 1973 the European player of the year and the best player
in the world at the time chose to sign for Barcelona the locals the arrivals of
CRUYFF and the impact he had was as good as a miracle.
Back then Barcelona hadn’t won the league for 14 years the
club and the city needed a savior. It was a season full of sensational moments
like the goal that CRYUFF scored against ATLETICO MADRID the phantom goals it
become known to Catalans but remember that seasons for many reasons. Next year
ago REAL MADRID and BARCELONA at the Bernabeu was perhaps the most famous match
CRUYFF ever played for BARCELONA. BARCELONA didn’t just play well but they won
5-0. Almost every Catalans saw this as a symbolic victory over MADRID at the time SPAIN was still under dictatorship
of Franco a particularly tough time for Catalonia. 1974 was also a world cup year
and HOLLAND arrived in WEST GERMANY with CRUYFF the best player in the world at
the time and with growing reputation as a footballing nation. But HOLLAND were
never going to look like fools stars like JOHAN NEESKENS , JOHNNY as well as
CRUYFF himself would see to that. Once again it was the CRUYFF mikhail’s partnership they’ve been together at Ajax
then BARCELONA and now with HOLLAND they brought total football to the world
cup. Against Sweden CRUYFF produce the move to define his talents it took a
couple of seconds to lose the defenders but we’ve been talking about the CRUYFF
turn ever since. Against ARGENTINA CRUYFF got his first goal of the tournament
the orange machine was gathering force but the biggest challenge was still to
come. In semi final after 65 minutes CRUYFF produced clinical finish to send
Holland in final. they would face the host west GERMANY but they arrived at
MUNICH in confident mood. It was an extraordinary start to a world cup final
CRUYFF picked the ball and took on the GERMAN defense he got a penalty and JOHAN NEESKENS blasted it home HOLLAND
were ahead before any west GERMANS player had even touch the ball. The GERMANS
fight back and they won a penalty and scored, The GERMANS reaction didn’t stop
there and by halftime they were ahead this time through get more So CRUYFF and
his Dutch team that had captured the imagination of so many finished as losing
finalists. He may have been on the losing side but that team made a lasting
impression on Dutch football CRUYFF and his side of 1974 were the inspiration for
the generations that followed. He is like a Godfather of Dutch football. In
1974 CRUYFF was named the European player of the year for a third time and he
continued his BARCELONA star for many
he’s the most influential player the club has ever had. After five years
at BARCELONA 48 goals and 143 appearances CRUYFF retired from football for a
short time but he wasn’t away for long I went to the united states. After
spells with LOS ANGELES Aztecs and the WASHINGTON diplomats CRUYFF felt the
time was right to head home and he made a spectacular return for Ajax against
Harlan. Even now his life still revolves around sport the Johan CRUYFF institute for sports studies has
centers around the world helping athletes build their future careers and the
CRUYFF foundation helps kids who didn’t have a chance to excel at sports. But
by the time the CRUYFF had played his last game he could be spoken about as one
of the very greatest players of all time. He won three BALLON D’ORS GOLDEN BALL
and many major football trophies.
He dies on 24 march 2016 and football lost one of the
greatest player of all time JOHAN CRUYFF
GONE BUT
NEVER FORGOTTEN
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