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Johan Cruyff was a Dutch football legend who played for 20 years. Johan achieved success with Ajax, Barcelona and Feyenoord. During his career at Ajax he won the Eredivisie eight times and the European Cup three times. Johan also won the Eredivisie with Feyenoord and the La Liga title in his first year with Barcelona.
He helped the Netherlands reach the 1974 World Cup Finals and he had won the Golden Ball Award for his performances in the tournament. He won the Ballon d'Or three times in 1971, 1973 and 1974.
Post retirement , Johan was a successful manager winning major trophies with Ajax and Barcelona. As manager of Barcelona he won the La Liga four times, Supercopa de Espana three times, UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey. With Ajax he won the KNVB Cup twice.
His football philosophy inspired and were adopted by many coaches and managers.
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