| He born on April 25, 1947, in Amsterdam, Neth, by the name of Hendrick Johannes Cruijff Dutch association football (soccer) player who won numerous honours in the game, including European Footballer of the Year (1971, 1973, and 1974) and World Cup most valuable player in 1974, even though The Netherlands lost to West Germany in the finals.
Cruyff joined the local Ajax Juniors soccer club when he was 10 years old and was given the number 14, which he retained throughout |
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