Johan Cruyff

Forward, Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1947 celebration
March 24, 2016 deceased

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, commonly 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, which Cruyff also employed as 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. | Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947)
badge Player Name
Johan Cruyff
man Gender
Male
celebration Date of birth
1947-04-25
deceased Rest in Peace
2016-03-24
sell Jersey Number
-
pin_drop Playing Position(s)
Forward, Midfielder
sports_and_outdoors Total Career Goals
-
format_line_spacing Height
178 cm
scale Weight
68 kg
language Official Website
http://www.johancruyff.com/
TEAMS PLAYED FOR
Catalonia national football team
flag Joined : 2009
sports_score Ended : 2013
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
AFC Ajax
flag Joined : 1985
sports_score Ended : 1988
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Levante UD
flag Joined : 1981
sports_score Ended : 1981
play_circle Matches : 10
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 2
FC Barcelona
flag Joined : 1988
sports_score Ended : 1996
play_circle Matches : -
sports_and_outdoors Goals : -
Netherlands national association football team
flag Joined : 1966
sports_score Ended : 1977
play_circle Matches : 48
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 33
Feyenoord Rotterdam
flag Joined : 1983
sports_score Ended : 1984
play_circle Matches : 33
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 11
Los Angeles Aztecs
flag Joined : 1979
sports_score Ended : 1979
play_circle Matches : 23
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 13
Washington Diplomats
flag Joined : 1980
sports_score Ended : 1981
play_circle Matches : 30
sports_and_outdoors Goals : 12

1. Stepan Melnikov

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 2002 celebration

Russian footballer | Stepan Melnikov

2. Clemente Montes

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 2001 celebration

Chilean association football player | Clemente Montes

3. Dejan Kulusevski

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 2000 celebration

Dejan Kulusevski is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Sweden national team. | Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer

4. Oihan Sancet

Wide Midfielder, Inside Forward, Central Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 2000 celebration

Spanish footballer | Oihan Sancet

5. Olimpiu Moruțan (Olimpiu Morutan)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1999 celebration

association football player | Olimpiu Moruțan

6. Taylor Hinds

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1999 celebration

English footballer | Taylor Hinds

7. Gamze Nur Yaman

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1999 celebration

Turkish association football player | Gamze Nur Yaman

8. Azzeddine Toufiqui

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1999 celebration

Moroccan and French footballer | Azzeddine Toufiqui

9. Arthur Mendonça Cabral (Arthur Mendonca Cabral)

Attacker pin_drop
April 25, 1998 celebration

association football player | Arthur Mendonça Cabral

10. Julius Ertlthaler

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1997 celebration

Austrian footballer | Julius Ertlthaler

11. Daniel Rojano

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1997 celebration

association football player | Daniel Rojano

12. Gonzalo Lamardo

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1997 celebration

Argentinian association football player | Gonzalo Lamardo

13. Daniela Caracas

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1997 celebration

Colombian footballer | Daniela Caracas

14. Ionuț Nedelcearu (Ionut Nedelcearu)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

Romanian association football player | Ionuț Nedelcearu

15. Liam Henderson

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

Scottish footballer born 1996 | Liam Henderson

16. Brad Walker

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

English association football player | Brad Walker

17. João Pedro Gomez da Silva (Joao Pedro Gomez da Silva)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

Brazilian association football player | João Pedro Gomez da Silva

18. Ali Lajami

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

Saudi Arabian footballer | Ali Lajami

19. Jalil Elías (Jalil Elias)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1996 celebration

Syrian association football player (born 1996) | Jalil Elías

20. Marvin Schwäbe (Marvin Schwabe)

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1995 celebration

German association football player | Marvin Schwäbe

21. Lewis Hornby

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1995 celebration

English footballer (born 1995) | Lewis Hornby

22. Lewis Baker

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1995 celebration

Lewis Renard Baker is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City. | Lewis Baker, English footballer

23. Carljohan Eriksson

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1995 celebration

Finnish association football player | Carljohan Eriksson

24. Jake Forster-Caskey

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

English association football player (born 1994) | Jake Forster-Caskey

25. Pa Konate

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Guinean footballer (born 1994) | Pa Konate

26. Artem Fedyanin

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Belarusian footballer | Artem Fedyanin

27. Henrique Silva Milagres

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Brazilian footballer | Henrique Silva Milagres

28. Rúben Vezo (Ruben Vezo)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Portuguese footballer | Rúben Vezo

29. Brice Samba

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

French-Congolese footballer (born 1994) | Brice Samba

30. Lucas Woudenberg

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Dutch footballer | Lucas Woudenberg

31. Ben Garratt

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

English association football player (born 1994) | Ben Garratt

32. Shoval Gozlan

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Israeli footballer | Shoval Gozlan

33. Marcel Sobottka

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

German footballer | Marcel Sobottka

34. Saeid Sadeghi

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

Iranian association football player | Saeid Sadeghi

35. Kader Bamba

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1994 celebration

French footballer | Kader Bamba

36. Raphaël Varane (Raphael Varane)

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Raphaël Xavier Varane is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. | Raphaël Varane, French footballer

37. Lukas Kiefer

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

German footballer | Lukas Kiefer

38. Anthony Lozano

Defensa pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Honduran footballer | Anthony Lozano

39. Martin Boyle

Utility Player pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Australian association footballer (born 1993) | Martin Boyle

40. Shane Byrne

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Irish association football player | Shane Byrne

41. Jordan Richards

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Footballer (born 1993) | Jordan Richards

42. Unai Elgezabal

Defensive Midfielder, Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Spanish association football player | Unai Elgezabal

43. Josie Green

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1993 celebration

Welsh footballer | Josie Green

44. Christopher Buchtmann

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1992 celebration

German associastion football player | Christopher Buchtmann

45. Guus Hupperts

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1992 celebration

Dutch footballer | Guus Hupperts

46. Pavel Kadeřábek (Pavel Kaderabek)

Fullback, Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1992 celebration

Czech association football player | Pavel Kadeřábek

47. Martin Raynov

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1992 celebration

Bulgarian association football player | Martin Raynov

48. Fernando de Paul

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1991 celebration

Argentine association football player | Fernando de Paul

49. Leonardo Valencia

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1991 celebration

Chilean association football player | Leonardo Valencia

50. Vaná (Vana)

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1991 celebration

Brazilian footballer | Vaná

51. Danilo Lopes Cezario

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1991 celebration

Brazilian association football player | Danilo Lopes Cezario

52. Abdoulaye Bamba

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1990 celebration

Ivorian and Italian footballer | Abdoulaye Bamba

53. Robert Sales

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1990 celebration

Paraguayan association football player | Robert Sales

54. Walter Mazzolatti

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1990 celebration

Argentine footballer | Walter Mazzolatti

55. Liam Sercombe

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1990 celebration

English association football player (born 1990) | Liam Sercombe

56. Petter Martinsen

- pin_drop
April 25, 1990 celebration

Norwegian association football player | Petter Martinsen

57. Jayson Leutwiler

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1989 celebration

Canadian association football player | Jayson Leutwiler

58. Kemal Tokak

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1989 celebration

Turkish footballer | Kemal Tokak

59. Mohd Muslim Ahmad

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1989 celebration

Malaysian footballer | Mohd Muslim Ahmad

60. Michael Siroshtein

Stopper, Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1989 celebration

Soviet Ukrainian-born Israeli association footballer | Michael Siroshtein

61. Gaëtan Bong (Gaetan Bong)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1988 celebration

Cameroonian and French footballer | Gaëtan Bong

62. Mamadou Bah

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1988 celebration

Guinean footballer | Mamadou Bah

63. Melvin de Leeuw

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1988 celebration

Dutch footballer | Melvin de Leeuw

64. Cheick Diabaté (Cheick Diabate)

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1988 celebration

Malian association football player (1988-) | Cheick Diabaté

65. Marcel Höttecke (Marcel Hottecke)

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

German footballer | Marcel Höttecke

66. Razak Boukari

Wing Half, Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

Abdoul-Razak "Razak"Boukari is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger. | Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer

67. François Bellugou (Francois Bellugou)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

French footballer | François Bellugou

68. Sergei Savvin

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

Russian footballer | Sergei Savvin

69. Ben Wilkinson

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

English footballer (born 1987) | Ben Wilkinson

70. Luka Marić (Luka Maric)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1987 celebration

Croatian footballer | Luka Marić

71. Ilgar Gurbanov

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1986 celebration

Turkish footballer | Ilgar Gurbanov

72. Raïs M'Bolhi (Rais M'Bolhi)

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1986 celebration

Algerian and French association football player | Raïs M'Bolhi

73. Alban Meha

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1986 celebration

Albanian footballer | Alban Meha

74. Rami Jridi

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1985 celebration

Tunisian association football player | Rami Jridi

75. Andrea Coda

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1985 celebration

Italian footballer | Andrea Coda

76. Serhiy Rozhok

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1985 celebration
January 23, 2024 deceased

Ukrainian footballer (1985–2024) | Serhiy Rozhok

77. Prince Rajcomar

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1985 celebration

Dutch association football player | Prince Rajcomar

78. Gabriel Cichero

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1984 celebration

Venezuelan footballer | Gabriel Cichero

79. Oleh Husiev

Wing Half, Fullback pin_drop
April 25, 1983 celebration

Ukrainian footballer | Oleh Husiev

80. Stefan Ålander (Stefan Alander)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1983 celebration

Swedish association football player | Stefan Ålander

81. Greg Young

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1983 celebration

English association football player | Greg Young

82. Øyvind Risjord (Oyvind Risjord)

- pin_drop
April 25, 1982 celebration

Norwegian association football player | Øyvind Risjord

83. Adriano Foglia

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1981 celebration

footballer | Adriano Foglia

84. Márcio Abreu (Marcio Abreu)

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1980 celebration

Portuguese footballer | Márcio Abreu

85. Chema

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1980 celebration

Spanish footballer (b. 1980) | Chema

86. Aleksandr Petukhov

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1980 celebration

Russian footballer | Aleksandr Petukhov

87. Aleksandar Radosavljevič (Aleksandar Radosavljevic)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1979 celebration

Slovenian footballer | Aleksandar Radosavljevič

88. Ivan Grinyuk

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1979 celebration

Russian footballer | Ivan Grinyuk

89. Chan Ka Ki

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1979 celebration

Hong Kong association football player | Chan Ka Ki

90. Thach Bao Khanh

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1979 celebration

Vietnamese football player | Thach Bao Khanh

91. Meital Dayan

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1979 celebration

Israeli association football player | Meital Dayan

92. Dzintars Zirnis

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1977 celebration

Latvian footballer | Dzintars Zirnis

93. Túlio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro (Tulio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1976 celebration

Brazilian association football player | Túlio Lustosa Seixas Pinheiro

94. Roger Machado

Fullback pin_drop
April 25, 1975 celebration

Brazilian association football player and manager | Roger Machado

95. Delano Hill

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1975 celebration

Dutch footballer | Delano Hill

96. Konstantin Golovskoy

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1975 celebration

Russian footballer | Konstantin Golovskoy

97. Yuriy Benyo

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1974 celebration

Ukrainian footballer | Yuriy Benyo

98. Hamid Motahari

- pin_drop
April 25, 1974 celebration

Iranian footballer and manager | Hamid Motahari

99. Sergey Matveev

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1972 celebration

Russian association football player | Sergey Matveev

100. I. M. Vijayan

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1969 celebration

Indian footballer | I. M. Vijayan

101. Thomas Strunz

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1968 celebration

Thomas Strunz is a German former professional footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder. | Thomas Strunz, German footballer

102. Choi Young-il

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1966 celebration

South Korean footballer | Choi Young-il

103. Jens Adler

Goalkeeper pin_drop
April 25, 1965 celebration

association football player | Jens Adler

104. David Mose

Centre-back pin_drop
April 25, 1963 celebration

David William Moyes is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who currently manages Premier League club Everton. He was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is on the committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity. | David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager

105. Andreas Rettig

- pin_drop
April 25, 1963 celebration

German association football player | Andreas Rettig

106. Tim Bredbury

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1963 celebration

Hong Kong footballer | Tim Bredbury

107. Foeke Booy

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1962 celebration

Foeke Booy is a Dutch football manager, executive, and former player. He serves as the technical manager of Cambuur. | Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager

108. Dorival Júnior (Dorival Junior)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1962 celebration

football manager, born 1962 | Dorival Júnior

109. Jean-Luc Le Magueresse

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1961 celebration

French association football player | Jean-Luc Le Magueresse

110. Américo Gallego (Americo Gallego)

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1955 celebration

Américo Rubén "El Tolo"Gallego is an Argentine football coach and former player. As a midfielder, he played 73 times for the Argentina national team during his playing career. | Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach

111. Herry Kiswanto

Sweeper pin_drop
April 25, 1955 celebration

Indonesian footballer | Herry Kiswanto

112. Jacques Santini

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1952 celebration

Jacques Jean Claude Santini is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played for Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has coached the France national team - winning the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 - and clubs including Lyon. | Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach

113. Vicente Pernía (Vicente Pernia)

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1949 celebration

Vicente Alberto Pernía, known as El Tano, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender. He then went on to a second career as a car racing driver. | Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver

114. Johan Cruyff

Forward, Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1947 celebration
March 24, 2016 deceased

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, commonly 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, which Cruyff also employed as 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. | Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947)

115. Julio Montero Castillo

Defender, Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1944 celebration

Uruguayan footballer | Julio Montero Castillo

116. Angelo Anquilletti

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1943 celebration
January 9, 2015 deceased

Italian footballer (1943-2015) | Angelo Anquilletti

117. Joop Burgers

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1940 celebration

Dutch football player | Joop Burgers

118. Tarcisio Burgnich

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1939 celebration
May 26, 2021 deceased

Tarcisio Burgnich was an Italian football manager and player, who played as a defender. | Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (died 2021)

119. Octavian Popescu

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1938 celebration

Romanian footballer | Octavian Popescu

120. Leonel Sánchez (Leonel Sanchez)

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1936 celebration
April 2, 2022 deceased

Chilean footballer | Leonel Sánchez

121. Roberto Ferreiro

Fullback pin_drop
April 25, 1935 celebration
April 20, 2017 deceased

Argentine footballer (1935-2017) | Roberto Ferreiro

122. Reinier Kreijermaat

Midfielder pin_drop
April 25, 1935 celebration
January 22, 2018 deceased

Reinier Kreijermaat was a Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder in the 1960s. | Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer (died 2018)

123. Peter McParland

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1934 celebration
May 4, 2025 deceased

Peter James McParland was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside left. He was the last surviving member of the Aston Villa team which won the 1957 FA Cup, in which game he scored twice. McParland won 34 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 10 international goals including the winner that sent the team into the World Cup quarter-finals in 1958. He is Northern Ireland's leading scorer at a World Cup tournament. | Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager

124. Rabah Krimi

- pin_drop
April 25, 1934 celebration

Tunisian association football player | Rabah Krimi

125. Eduardo Blanco

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1924 celebration

association football player | Eduardo Blanco

126. Herminio Olinto de Carvalho

Defender pin_drop
April 25, 1919 celebration
June 3, 1994 deceased

Brazilian association football player (1919-1994) | Herminio Olinto de Carvalho

127. Giuseppe Di Prisco

Attacker pin_drop
April 25, 1917 celebration
January 28, 1996 deceased

Italian association football player and politician (1917-1996) | Giuseppe Di Prisco

128. Peter Marius Andersen

Forward pin_drop
April 25, 1885 celebration
March 20, 1972 deceased

Danish footballer (1885-1972) | Peter Marius Andersen

129. C. B. Fry

Fullback pin_drop
April 25, 1872 celebration
September 7, 1956 deceased

Charles Burgess Fry was an English sportsman, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words:"Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry and self-willed:he was also magnanimous, extravagant, generous, elegant, brilliant – and fun ... he was probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age."| C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (died 1956)

130. Willie Maley

Wing Half pin_drop
April 25, 1868 celebration
April 2, 1958 deceased

Scottish footballer and manager (1868-1958) | Willie Maley

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