Cruyff

/ (krɔɪf, Dutch krœjf) /

noun

Johan (joːˈhɑn). born 1947, Dutch footballer and manager: played for Ajax and Barcelona; European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, 1974); capped 48 times for the Netherlands, scoring 33 goals; as a manager he won the European Cup with Barcelona (1992)

Example sentences from the Web for cruyff

  • USA vs Ghana That early generation of Total Footballers, led by Cruyff, grew into the inimitable Netherlands team of the 1970s.

    Spain Wins! |Joshua Robinson |July 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
  • So much so that Cruyff can't help but pick against his home country in the final.

    Spain Wins! |Joshua Robinson |July 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST