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Cruijff departed prior to the second Cup Winners Cup final and with most of the 80's stars such as van Basten also leaving, Ajax once again declined.
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Cruijff and second
The first half was played by members of Arsenal and Ajax's current squads, while the second was played by famous ex-players from both sides, including Ian Wright, Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit and David Seaman for Arsenal, and Marco van Basten, Danny Blind, Johan Cruijff, Frank and Ronald de Boer for Ajax.
At the age of 20, he joined the second team of Ajax, but was never chosen to play in the first team, which at the time boasted players such as Johan Cruijff and Johan Neeskens in the midfield positions.
Cruijff and Cup
Ajax won the championship in 1966 and 1967, scoring a record breaking 122 goals including 33 from Johan Cruijff, and again in 1968, and reached the European Cup final of 1969 against AC Milan.
On 23 August 2008, PSV won the Johan Cruijff schaal ( Dutch Super Cup ) 2 – 0, the goals scored by Danko Lazović and Dirk Marcellis against Feyenoord, PSV being the winner of the Eredivisie and Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup.
Marseille played in the European Cup in 1971 – 72 and 1972 – 73 but were defeated by AFC Ajax of Johan Cruijff and Juventus.
Ajax completed a hat-trick of European Cup wins between 1971 and 1973, and Neeskens moved on to FC Barcelona in 1974 to join Cruijff and Michels.
In the 1978 FIFA World Cup tournament in Argentina, the Netherlands again reached the final, but this time without Cruijff ( who decided to retire from international football ) and under the guidance of Ernst Happel rather than Michels.
The win made him the fifth individual to have won the European Cup both as a player and as a manager, alongside Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruijff, and Carlo Ancelotti, a feat later achieved also by his eventual successor, Josep Guardiola.
He also led Ajax to the KNVB Cup in 1993 and the Johan Cruijff Shield in 1993, 1994, and 1995.
The argument is somewhat negated by the fact that the Ajax side that Cruijff played in won three consecutive European Cup titles in the early-to-mid 1970s.
They were the holders of the 2011 KNVB Cup and Johan Cruijff Schaal trophies, and were Eredivisie champions in the 2009 – 10 season ; the team have also finished as Eredivisie runners-up thrice, were runners-up in the UEFA Cup 1974 – 75, and have won the KNVB Cup three times.
The start of the 2011 / 2012 season, under new coach Co Adriaanse who succeeded Michel Preud ' homme, had another clash between the duo in the Amsterdam ArenA, with this time Twente winning 2 – 1 in their 2nd successive Dutch Super Cup ' Johan Cruijff Schaal ' victory.
* Johan Cruijff Shield, a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup
The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years ( 1991 – 1993 ), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the " Johan Cruijff Schaal ", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.
The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years ( 1991 – 1993 ), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the " Johan Cruijff Schaal ", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.
Cruijff and with
Johan Cruijff returned to the club in 1981, with the club producing some talented youngsters in the mid-1980s such as Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard.
Cruijff returned in 1985 as the new manager and Ajax ended the season with 120 goals, of which 37 were from van Basten.
It was the same with Pelé, Beckenbauer and Cruijff.
Cruijff was brought down early in the German penalty area following a solo run before any of the German players had even touched the ball, and the Dutch took the lead from the ensuing penalty with just a minute gone on the clock.
Rensenbrink made his international debut for the Netherlands national football team against Scotland in 1968, but picked up relatively few caps due to competition for the forward positions with Johan Cruijff and Piet Keizer.
In this light, it is notable that Michels coached both Cruijff and Rijkaard during their respective participations with the Dutch national team, and that Cruijff himself went on to coach Rijkaard.
A product of the Ajax Academy, he previously played for AFC Ajax with whom he won six trophies and during which time he was awarded the Johan Cruijff Award ( for best young player in the Netherlands ) in 2004.
In total, he won four Eredivisie championships with PSV as well as four times the Johan Cruijff Shield.
In his first official game with the club, he won the Johan Cruijff Shield against former team AFC Ajax.
Jansen signed for the American side Washington Diplomats in 1980, but after playing 27 games for them, he returned to the Netherlands to sign for Ajax, on the advice of Johan Cruijff, who played together with Jansen at the Washington Diplomats.
* Border, top: " Johan Cruijff Schaal XV " ( or: " Johan Cruyff Trophy X ", so Cruijff with ' ij ' as opposed to the international spelling using a ' y ' and a number in Roman numerals )
Cruijff and most
During his time at Feyenoord, Salomon scored 35 goals in 67 league appearances for the Rotterdam club, and also won an individual award when he won the Johan Cruijff Award in 2005 for being the most promising young talent of that season.
Undoubtedly the most famous player to wear a Dordrecht shirt was Johan Cruijff, who played 3 friendly matches for the club in January 1981.
Cruijff and such
One such player was the legendary Johan Cruijff, who epitomised the Total Football ideology by being able to play in almost every outfield position.
It was only the third such award ever given following those received by Rinus Michels and Johan Cruijff.
Cruijff and van
The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth program that has produced many Dutch talents over the years – Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, national team top scorer Patrick Kluivert, and former national team coach Marco van Basten.
At Feyenoord Gullit found himself playing alongside Dutch legend Johan Cruijff, while the assistant manager was Wim van Hanegem, and they were to leave a lasting impression.
Out of the shadow of Cruijff, Rensenbrink found more room to showcase his own considerable talent, playing on the left-hand side of a front three alongside Johnny Rep and René van de Kerkhof.
He became the first Barcelona coach to have won twice at Real Madrid's stadium Santiago Bernabéu, an achievement which even successful managers like Johan Cruijff, Louis van Gaal and Luis Aragonés were unable to accomplish.
Cruijff and also
Johan Jordi Cruijff ( born 9 February 1974 in Amsterdam ), also known as Jordi Cruyff ( both forms are acceptable in Dutch ), is a Dutch former footballer and currently Maccabi Tel Aviv general manager of football.
The Johan Cruijff Schaal () is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup.
Cruijff and Ajax
Johan Cruijff played at Ajax between 1959 – 73 and 1981 – 83, winning 3 European Cups ; his # 14 is the only squad number Ajax has ever retired.
During his management of Ajax, he spotted the young Johan Cruijff who was to go on to develop Buckingham's ideas into the mature concept of Total Football.
In July 1986 he transferred to Ajax, attracted there by manager Johan Cruijff.
On 31 July 2010, Preud ' homme won his first trophy in Dutch football as Twente defeated Ajax 1 – 0 in the Johan Cruijff Schaal match.
Cruijff and again
In September 1987, what would have been Rijkaard's third season ( 1987 – 88 ) under Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff as head coach, Rijkaard stormed off the training field and vowed never to play under him again.
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