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Johan Cruyff: Barcelona and Holland legend dies aged 68

(CNN)Johan Cruyff, the man credited with helping reinvent modern soccer, has died aged 68.

The former player and manager of Spanish giants Barcelona and the Netherlands' most successful club Ajax, had been battling lung cancer.

One of the world's greatest ever footballers, Cruyff's Dutch team finished runners up in the 1974 World Cup playing a revolutionary style of soccer that was dubbed "total football."

A statement on his official website read: "On March 24 2016 Johan Cruyff died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer.
"It's with great sadness that we ask you to respect the family's privacy during their time of grief."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/football/football-johan-cruyff-death/index.html
 
I cried for a whole week when he and Holland didn't win the 1974 World Cup vs. W Germany with Mueller and Beck.
I was in my early teens and my bedroom was full of JC and Beckenbauer pics! I'm probably going to cry a little bit more today because of his passing. LOL!
John Cruyff was a beautiful man playing a beautiful game,imho.
 
Eusebio, George Best, Giacinto Fachetti and now Johan Cruyff. All of these legends died before they reached 70.

Cruyff was the Messi of his day, he'll be deeply missed. The only ones left from that generation Franz Beckenbauer and Gigi "Rolling Thunder" Riva.

 
Lucky enough to get to see him live in Amsterdam against Eindhoven with Ajax in league game in 1972. Still remember that day and game. Just watched him throughout the match and it was my first live look at greatness. He was smooth and so obviously more gifted than any that day. RIP, JC....
 
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Widely considered the 3rd best player ever to play the game.

RIP meneer
 
I didn't know him, but saw the announcements. I do remember watching Pele against Italy in the early 70s. I don't follow soccer much either.

But after watching some videos here, he certainly was quick and a smart player. Like a Gretzy on the soccer field. Wonderful. Died too young. What happened? (OK - I see, cancer). RIP to this giant.
 
gfelover said:
Lucky enough to get to see him live in Amsterdam against Eindhoven with Ajax in league game in 1974. Still remember that day and game. Just watched him throughout the match and it was my first live look at greatness. He was smooth and so obviously more gifted than any that day. RIP, JC....
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1974?

Are you sure, Cruyff moved to Barcelona in the summer of 73.
 
There's a sliver lining to this.

Cruyff did see through his playing career to the fullest, others were not so fortunate. George Best was his equal but his hard partying got in the way. Gigi Riva was an absolute bull, his SOG were so hard that he once broke a goalkeeper's arm. He didn't come by his nickname Rolling Thunder lightly. Unfortunately he blew out his knee and only played 7 seasons (1966 - 73).

Riva scored 35 goals in 42 matches for the Azzurri, still the record.

 
Insidious Von said:
1974?

Are you sure, Cruyff moved to Barcelona in the summer of 73.
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IV, as soon as I posted I knew it was earlier. It was in 1972 as I was back in Canada in 74! Thanks for letting me know that my dementia has evolved into the public domain..!! Went to that game just to to see Cryuff and through the haze of memory I still the remember that whole day through my (very) young eyes!!:biggrin1: sorry for the disinformation,IV, ..!
 
gfelover said:
IV, as soon as I posted I knew it was earlier. It was in 1972 as I was back in Canada in 74! Thanks for letting me know that my dementia has evolved into the public domain..!! Went to that game just to to see Cryuff and through the haze of memory I still the remember that whole day through my (very) young eyes!!:biggrin1: sorry for the disinformation,IV, ..!
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I went to see JC play at De Meer many times when I was just a little tyke. Legend has it he scored some amazing goals that were never caught on video because not every game back then would be televised. Nowadays almost every professional match is filmed live. Its a shame, really
 
shack said:
Why is a shame that every game is telecast?
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I meant its a shame that some legendary goal scored by the likes of Pele, Cruyff, Georgie Best......etc were never recorded on video
 
AK-47 said:
I meant its a shame that some legendary goal scored by the likes of Pele, Cruyff, Georgie Best......etc were never recorded on video
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There was a friendly match between Newcastle United and Santos circa
1971 in Asia where Pele pulled off a stunning feat which could pass
as one of the greatest goals in his career. The footage of it might
still be buried somewhere in the local TV news archive. To the best of
memory Pele received the ball from an aerial pass while being marked
by two of Newcastle's defenders near the edge of the penalty area
to the far right. During the seconds when Pele had the ball controlled with
his chest and then thighs he spun away from the two defenders in lightening speed. That was followed by a powerful volley shot. I doubt anyone in the entire history of the game is capable of the same feat.

I rank Gerd Muller's winning goal in the 1974 cup final as the best
goal in the tournament. That goal was child's play compared with Pele's.
 
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