1947-2018

Cruyff then left the management role at Barcelona in 1996 and spent 13 years out of the limelight before returning as the Catalonia National team manager from 2009-2013.

Then just three years later, one of the greatest footballers to ever grace the pitch, passed away aged 68 in Barcelona, but his memory lives on through the footballing world. His grace on the pitch and his genius as a manager will never be forgotten.

Ajax changed the name of their stadium to the Johan Cruyff Arena on October 25th 2017 and have simultaneously dedicated the majority of the stadium tour to the establishment in which Cruyff played a huge part in building. FC Barcelona have also dedicated a stadium to Johan Cruyff called the Estadi Johan Cruyff which is located in the clubs training facility and similar to Ajax have dedicated a large portion of the stadium tour to the Dutch maestro.

Johan Cruyff’s legacy will forever live on.

by Connor Leese