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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ballon_d'OrBallon d'Or - Wikipedia

    Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award. Johan Cruyff was the first player to win the award three times. Franz Beckenbauer is the only defender to win the award twice. George Weah was the first non-European and first (and so far, the only) African national team player to win the award. Zinedine Zidane won the award in 1998.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Johan_CruyffJohan Cruyff - Wikipedia

    Cruyff in a documentary on TV3 channel (2015). Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruyff was born on 25 April 1947 in the Burgerziekenhuis Hospital in Amsterdam. He grew up on a street five minutes away from Ajax's stadium, his first football club. Johan was the second son of Hermanus Cornelis Cruijff (1913–1959) and Petronella Bernarda Draaijer (1917–2007), from a humble, working-class background in east Amsterdam. Cruyff, encouraged by his influential football-loving father and his close ...

  3. Mar 24, 2016 · 1974. Netherlands. 1x Player of the Tournament. 73/74. World Cup 1974. 1x Uefa Supercup winner. 72/73. Ajax Amsterdam. 2x Best foreign player.

    • Netherlands
    • April 25, 1947
    • Amsterdam
  4. 6 days ago · Johan Cruyff, Dutch football (soccer) forward renowned for his imaginative playmaking. He won numerous honors, including European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, and 1974) and the Golden Ball (Most Valuable Player) award for the 1974 World Cup. Learn more about his life and career in this article.

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  5. www.cruyff-foundation.org › johan-cruyff-awardJohan Cruyff Award

    Since 2003 the Johan Cruijff Award is being hand out to the 'Talent of the Year' during the annual Football Gala in the Netherlands. The talent is selected by a jury of footballers, trainers and former footballers and trainers. They're being rated on the fourteen criteria of the 14 rules of Johan Cruyff. Talents receive a trophy, but also a ...

  6. Since 2003, the Johan Cruyff Award has been awarded to the Talent of the Year in the Dutch Eredivisie. With this prize, Johan Cruyff wanted to give young football players a push towards an even better future and help them to give back. The winner will be given the opportunity from the Johan Cruyff Foundation (and financially supported by the ...

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  8. Apr 17, 2023 · The latest winner of the Johan Cruyff Award, Jurrien Timber only turned 21 last July but already has 115 appearances for Ajax across all competitions including 80 in the Eredivisie. His presence ...