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	Johan Cruijff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johan Cruijff (sometimes spelled Cruyff; born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player, regarded by many as one of the all-time greats of the game.
		Named three times European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, 1974) and European Player of the Century by the IFFHS in 1999, he was a silky exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football, developed by his trainer Rinus Michels.
		Johan Cruijff has trained two football clubs after his active career as a player, Ajax and Barcelona.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johan_Cruijff (679 words)

	JOHAN CRUYFF - International Football Hall of Fame
		Cruyff was one of a number of youngsters who emerged with Ajax of Amsterdam in the late Sixties and came to dominate European and world football in the early Seventies.
		Cruyff was born in Amsterdam in 1947 close to the Ajax ground.
		Cruyff was voted European Footballer of the Year for the second time in 1973, but at the end of the season he left Ajax to join his former manager Rinus Michels who was now in charge at Barcelona.
	www.ifhof.com /hof/cruyff.asp (2590 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 World Cup - World Cup Hall of Fame: Johan Cruyff - Wednesday May 08, 2002 10:54 PM
		Johan Cruyff was the fulcrum around which Dutch "total football" revolved.
		Cruyff had already won three European Cups with Ajax, three European player of the year awards and a Spanish title at Barcelona by the time of the 1974 finals.
		As temperamental as he was talented, Cruyff was constantly at odds with teammates, coaches and clubs and a series of disagreements with the Dutch football association meant Cruyff sat out the 1978 finals in Argentina and ended his international career with just 48 caps.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/hof/cruyff (340 words)

	azul's weblog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cruyff quickly won a place in Ajax’s first team, and in 1966, at the age of 19, picked up the first of nine Dutch league titles destined to come his way.
		Cruyff was a playmaker, ammunitions provider and marksman rolled into one, with an ability to time a pass that has hardly been equalled before or since.
		Cruyff scored Oranje's second goal, and it is remembered as one of his best ever in international play.
	www.danchan.com /weblog/azul (1520 words)

	All-Star Squad
		Johan Cruyff is well established as one of the greatest attacking players of his generation.
		Cruyff beat his man on the goal line by turning the ball behind his own leg, a much-televised piece of genius that was to become the undying image of the tournament.
		Cruyff never really reached his full potential on the international stage, as a result of disputes with the Dutch FA, and he refused to travel to Argentina for the 1978 World Cup because of threats to his family.
	tim.rawle.org /football/stars.php?star=14 (515 words)

	Johan Cruyff 1969
		There maybe a touch to exaggeration, a flamboyant, about his clothes, but Cruyff is a showman, a professional entertainer who has captured the attention, the imagination, of the kids as well as the mums and dads of Holland.
		If Cruyff succeeds in staying at home on his own terms he would be striking a similar blow for Dutch football that George Easham achieved a in a 1963 in his legal battle against the combined might of the Football Association, the Football League, and Newcastle United.
		Johan Cruyff has done more than any other individual to make the rest of Europe sit up and take notice of Dutch football.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /bob.dunning/cruyff.htm (1190 words)

	The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - Johan Cruyff for national coach. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cruyff had been approached by the KNVB on more than one occasion and the issues where there was no agreement included money.
		Cruyff also is not afraid to speak his mind and would call a spade a spade.
		Cruyff would not be a good coach for Canada for one sad reason.
	www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1058 (571 words)

	Johan Cruyff - FOOTBALL MUNDIAL - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Johan Cruff stands as not merely the greatest Dutch footballer but one of the greatest players of all time - a status which owes much to the persistence of his mother.
		Cruyff made his debut for Ajax at 17, his goalscoring international debut at 19 and went on to inspire Ajax and Holland throughout most of the 70's in the era of 'total football'.
		Central to their game plan was Johan Cruyff, a genius for whom football was as much about mathematics as it was about physical ability.
	www.soccernetwork.org.uk /alltimegreats/cruyff/cruyff.htm (731 words)

	ITF Juniors News - Cruyff honoured Cape Town with a visit
		Johan Cruyff and the staff of the Johan Cruyff Foundation, program partner of the Silver Fund, visited the Cape Town project for a period of two days (9-10 November) to see what has been accomplished with regards to wheelchair tennis in South Africa.
		Johan Cruyff is an internationally well known ex soccer player and coach and it was great to have met him and show him and his team the projects in Cape Town.
		Cruyff and his Foundation know how important sports is for disabled children and he motivated both children and anyone else involved in South African wheelchair tennis to even further develop wheelchair tennis in the future.
	www.itfwheelchairtennis.com /asp/news/story.asp?id=1144 (488 words)

	My Tribute to The Dutch Master (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Johan Cruyff was the first player to win the European Footballer of the year 3 times!
		Johan Cruyff started out with Ajax Juniors at the age of 10.
		Cruyff was born on April 25, 1947 in Betondorp, Holland.
	members.tripod.com /~LauD/cruyff.htm (263 words)

	Johan Cruyff backs Barca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Johan Cruyff arrived at the customer care office in the Nou Camp accompanied by his wife Danny and president Joan Laporta, and took the opportunity to give his opinions on a number of matters affecting the Club.
		Cruyff was also upbeat about the team's chances in what remains of the league programme.
		Johan Cruyff also remarked that Frank Rijkaard's team "can make history" if they manage their tenth consecutive league win.
	www.fcbarcelona.com /eng/noticias/noticias/n04033005.shtml (307 words)

	World Cup 2002 - ABC Sport
		A revolutionary on the pitch and a rebel off it, Johan Cruyff was the most celebrated member of a generation of Dutch footballers who lit up the 1970s.
		Born in 1947, Cruyff became a star with Ajax at 19, helping the Amsterdam club win the league and finishing as top scorer in his first full season with the club.
		Cruyff enjoyed a successful career in management with Ajax and Barcelona, who won four Spanish titles under his guidance as well as their only European Cup in 1992.
	www.abc.net.au /worldcup2002/history/legends/cruyff.htm (658 words)

	Roy of the Rovers.com - The Official Roy of the Rovers Website
		Johan is also featured in the 2000 Annual in a "Just Like Dad!" article when he and Jordi are compared with Roy and Rocky.
		Cruyff: The Richest of Talents - An insight into the life of Johan Cruyff from wc98.com.
		Johan while with Barcelona survived a heart attack and eventually left in the spring of 1996.
	www.royoftherovers.com /halloffame/cruyff.htm (851 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This portrait of Johan Cruyff draws on numerous interviews conducted by the authors between the years of 1974 and 1997.
		Cruyff also enjoyed eight years of success as manager of Barcelona before returning to Ajax, where, with his emphasis on youth and home-grown talent, he put together a team of great ability.
		Cruyff's views on the game and how it should be played approach genius at times; in fact there are times when it is almost comical how much he thinks about football.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0747543054 (1084 words)

	Football \| Reign in Spain
		That was why the arrival of the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff to play for Barcelona in August 1973 was treated almost as if it was a second coming.
		Cruyff isn't exactly a holy innocent, but Gieling insists that there is still a naivete about him.
		Cruyff's gift as a footballer, he tells Gieling, was that he mastered the art of being in the right place at the right time."He was the philosopher of going your own way without any compromise," Gieling says.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4844983-103,00.html (1186 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet World Cup Legends - Johan Cruyff (Holland)
		He was ably supported by the likes of Johan Neeskens, Wim Van Hanegem and Ruud Krol, and the Dutch swept their way to the final in 1974 where they were every romantic's favourite to win.
		But the arrogance of Cruyff and co was to count against them as the Germans, no mean side and fed up with being teased, fought back to win 2-1.
		Cruyff's sole tournament was in 1974, as, at the wish of wife Danny, he refused to travel to Argentina in 1978.
	www.soccernet.com /worldcup/editorial/legends_cruyff.html (346 words)

	Johan Cruijff -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1978 he refused to participate in the (A soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion) World Cup that was held in Argentina; the Netherlands emerged runners-up again that year.
		Cruijff was working on another book, also using De Jong's photographs, and claimed unsuccessfully that Tirion's book violated his (A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product) trademark and (Any likeness of a person) portrait rights.
		His son, (Click link for more info and facts about Jordi Cruijff) Jordi Cruijff, has played for teams such as FC Barcelona, (Click link for more info and facts about Manchester United) Manchester United and (Click link for more info and facts about Alaves) Alaves.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/johan_cruijff.htm (611 words)

	Johan Cruyff ,Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Three times European Footballer of the Year, Johan Cruyff was one of the greatest players the sport has ever known - and he has gone on to earn his place among the all-time best managers.
		Over the next 20 years, Cruyff went on to perfect the dazzling ball-skills and great football mind that made him a huge success both on and off the field.
		Nominally a centre-forward, Cruyff was as unorthodox as the number 14 he wore suggests - and this unpredictability helped make him a legend.
	www.sportz4u.com /isport/Football/PLAYER/johan.htm (292 words)

	ICONS OF THE WORLD CUP
		His mother was enrolled as a cleaning lady in the Ajax Stadium in Amsterdam, and the young Cruyff would accompany his mother to the famous Dutch club and watch all the marquee names practise.
		Considering his astonishing ability to control the ball and his vision, it was hardly surprising that Cruyff was adjudged the Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1968 and '69.
		Cruyff and Holland went on an overdrive in Germany, blowing away Argentina 4-0, with Cruyff slotting in two spectacular goals.
	www.sportstaronnet.com /tss2520/25200530.htm (1615 words)

	1986 - 1988: 'J.C.' Superstar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ajax experienced it once again in July of 1985, when Cruyff surprised everyone by returning to Ajax, becoming the coach of all those young players who'd been his team mates only two years earlier.
		Cruyff apparently believed in the talent of his squad and - as usual - he was right.
		A conflict with Johan Cruyff was the reason for his departure to Sporting Lisbon, who would loan him out to Real Zaragoza and sell him to AC Milan later.
	www.ajax-usa.com /history/ajax/jc_superstar.html (837 words)

	Johan Cruyff Academics International
		Johan Cruyff will open the event which will include a series of presentations and interactive workshops from leaders of sport, academia, and business.
		Cruyff College will serve students at the MBO level of education and provide young athletes a seamless transition into the Johan Cruyff University as they complete their preliminary degree.
		The Johan Cruyff University at La Salle is scheduled to offer two innovative programs in October: a Bachelors in Administration in Sport Management and an Executive MBA in Sport Management.
	cruyffacademics.org /newsletter/Newsletter_Vista_3.asp?id=59&idioma=2 (570 words)

	Futsal Planet
		But then ES Johan Cruyff got back in gear again and it looked like ES Johan Cruyff could even the score, but unfortunately they lacked time and came back to 5 to 9.
		ES Johan Cruyff now found what they lacked in the two previous games and showed to the supporters what they were made off and showed some great attacks together with exiting leg movement and tricks.
		If ES Johan Cruyff was able to achieve this level from the first game on they definitely would need to be considered as one of the favourites.
	www.futsalplanet.com /news/news-01.asp?id=2073 (1489 words)

	uefa.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff, whose names are synonymous with German and Dutch football in the 1960s and 1970s, came in second and third respectively.
		Cruyff - who received 119,332 votes from uefa.com users - was the captain and star player of the Netherlands team that lost the 1974 FIFA World Cup final to West Germany yet won the hearts of a generation with their 'total football'.
		Cruyff was European Footballer of the Year three times, the last following his debut season with FC Barcelona that culminated in a Spanish championship triumph.
	es.uefa.com /news/newsId=171455,printer.htmx (459 words)

	NFL Europe.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cruyff is one of the greatest soccer players of all time and undoubtedly the best player to come out of the Netherlands.
		Ajax won the European Cup in 1971, 1972 and 1973, while Cruyff was named European Footballer of the Year in 1971, 1973 and 1974.
		"Johan Cruyff is one of the biggest sports stars in the world and his involvement in World Bowl IX shows just what a big event the NFL Europe League final has become.
	www.nfleurope.com /news/archive/06272001_cruyff (381 words)

	AAP and Racing and Sports Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Johan Cruyff was a Group 2 winner in Ireland before transferring to Hong Kong where he took out the prestigious G1 Hong Kong Derby in 1998.
		Johan Cruyff has just one entry in the upcoming Inglis Spring Carnival Ready to Run Sale, a filly from the Straight Strike mare Victike.
		She is bred on a similar cross to Johan’s Toy, with both fillies being from mares by sons of Mr Prospector.
	www.aapracingandsports.com.au /racing/rsbreeding.asp?NID=49124 (361 words)

	Hogeschool van Amsterdam: Johan Cruyff University, De HEAO voor topsporters - Inleiding
		To qualify for admission to the Johan Cruyff University, you must compete or have competed at the highest level of your sports organisation, or be able to reach that level in the future.
		As a student at Johan Cruyff University, you will profit not only from all the facilities the Hogeschool van Amsterdam has to offer, but also from the fact that Amsterdam is the most attractive city in the Netherlands.
		And Johan Cruyff University is very easy to reach: take a train to Amsterdam Amstel station, step outside and there's the Leeuwenburg building, which houses the JCU.
	www.jcu.hva.nl /english/admission.htm (549 words)

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