The World of Football lost a legend today. The great Johan Cruyff has sadly passed away at the age of 68.
Here are his honours during his playing career which also boasts 3 Ballon’Dor titles. Born in Amsterdam, the player would be capped for The Netherlands 48 times scoring 33 goals. Simply put, there are two eras in football – Before Cruyff & After Cruyff.
Ajax
1x Intercontinental Cup (1972)
3x European Cup (1971, 1972, 1973)
2x European Super Cup (1972, 1973)
8x Dutch Championship (1966, ’67, ’68, ’70, ’72, ’73, ’82, ’83)
4x Dutch Cup (1967, 1971, 1972, 1983)
Barcelona
1x Spanish Championship (1974)
1x Spanish Cup (1978)
Feyenoord
1x Dutch Championship (1984)
1x Dutch Cup (1984)
Some of the biggest names today have taken to Twitter to express their sadness at the loss of a legend.
1/2 RIP Johan Cruyff, true football royalty. I don't think anyone has ever influenced the game as much as he has done. #JohanCruyff
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) March 24, 2016
2/2 We have all been touched and inspired by his vision and his believes. Football will miss him but we will never forget. #JohanCruyff
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) March 24, 2016
Goodbye to one of the all-time legends of football. Player and coach ahead of his time. RIP Johan Cruyff.
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) March 24, 2016
The '14' will never be the same. RIP Johan Cruyff. pic.twitter.com/OZxbF4Z0kO
— Xabi Alonso (@XabiAlonso) March 24, 2016
RIP #JohanCruyff 🙏 Huge influence in football and how it is played today. Thank you for all the memories #legend ⚽
— Axel Witsel (@axelwitsel28) March 24, 2016
RIP Johan Cruyff. One of the best players to ever play the beautiful game. So good they named a turn after him. ⚽️❤️ pic.twitter.com/9gj1b6Ao8d
— EPL Bible (@EPLBible) March 24, 2016
Scottish football today mourns the passing of a true football icon, Johan Cruyff. pic.twitter.com/jUjieGMo1a
— Scottish FA (@ScottishFA) March 24, 2016
