1 Johan Cruyff Quotes

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"Hendrik Johannes Cruijff" Order of Orange-Nassau/OON (), born 25 April 1947), known as "Johan Cruyff", is a former Dutch Association football/footballer and was until recently the Coach (sport)/manager of the Catalonia national football team/Catalonia football team. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, a record jointly held with French playmaker Michel Platini and Dutch compatriot Marco van Basten.

Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history.[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time]. Rsssf.com (5 February 2001). Retrieved on 18 January 2013

[http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ossie-ardiles-perfect-xi Ossie Ardiles: Perfect XI]. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 12 June 2014

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[http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/football-politics-team-tony-2 "Interview: Alex Ferguson"]. Newstatesman.com. Retrieved on 18 January 2013. He led the Netherlands national football team/Netherlands national team to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball/Golden Ball as player of the tournament.