Cruyff

/ krɔɪf; krœjf /

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CruyffJohan1947MDutchSPORT AND GAMES: footballer Johan (joːˈhɑn). born 1947, Dutch footballer and manager: played for Ajax and Barcelona; European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, 1974); capped 48 times for the Netherlands, scoring 33 goals; as a manager he won the European Cup with Barcelona (1992)

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The model of football that has come to define our era - often associated with Pep Guardiola, who expanded on what he learned from Johan Cruyff and Louis van Gaal - is not only the most prominent today, but also the one shaping the present and future of the game.

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Instead, Barcelona were ruthless, defeating them 4-1 at the Estadi Johan Cruyff.

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Her grandfather, Agustí Montal Costa, was also president, a tenure fondly remembered by fans for the arrival of the legendary Dutch player Johann Cruyff at the club in 1973.

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Let's just say he didn't like it - and made it known to manager Johan Cruyff...

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His graduation thesis discussed his favourite side - Johan Cruyff's Barcelona.

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