Football legend Johan Cruyff passed away

The Holland football legend Johan Cruyff has died peacefully in Barcelona, in the presence of his family of lung cancer at the age of 68.

• The Dutchman, was named as the world player of the year on three occasions. He guided Holland to the World Cup final in 1974 and as a manager he spent eight years in charge of Barcelona.
• Cruyff scored 392 times in 520 games over a 19-year career but his influence reached far beyond creating goals, thanks to his qualities as a leader, thinker and speaker.
• As a player for Dutch international, Cruyff played 48 matches, scoring 33 goals. As a coach he had 242 victories in 387 matches, with 75 draws and 70 losses.
• He was adjudged as European Footballer of the Year in 1971, 1973 and 1974.Johan Cryuff.
• He joined Barcelona for a then-world record transfer fee of $2.0 million.

Johan Cruyff:

• Hendrik Johannes Cruijff was born on 25 April 1947 in Amsterdam, He had been a heavy smoker and had heart surgery in 1991. His death comes less than six months after he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
• Johan was also a successful manager, winning two Dutch Cups with Ajax, before again making the switch to Barcelona. There, he would win four consecutive league titles between 1991 and 1994.