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johan cruyff is born in Amsterdam Netherlands
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Johan Cruyff Growing up near the stadium of AFC Ajax, the local soccer club, the youngster caught the attention of team officials and joined its youth division at age 10.
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Cruyff made his senior debut in 1964 for an Ajax team on the rise.
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Makes his first-team debut for Ajax, scoring in a 3-1 defeat by GVAV.
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Scores a hat-trick against Telstar then, four days later, four goals against Veendam. Ends season with 25 goals as Ajax win the title. Wins title in following two seasons too.
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Makes Holland debut, against Hungary, the first of 48 caps in which he scored 33 goals.
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Cryuff became the first Dutch player to win the Ballon d'Or Award as European Footballer of the Year.
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Wins European Cup with Ajax, who beat Panathinaikos in the final.
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Wins European Cup for a third straight year
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Leaves Ajax for Barcelona for a then world record fee, £922,000, in August
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Johan Cruyff wins European footballer of the year, Ballon d'Or award for the second time.
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Wins Spanish title in his first season at Barcelona and picks up European footballer of the year award again.
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Helps Holland to the World Cup final, where they lose to West Germany, making the Cruyff Turn famous along the way.
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Retires from international football after helping Holland to qualify for the following year’s World Cup. He won 48 caps, scoring 33 goals.
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Cruyff announced his retirement after the 1978 season, but he resumed his career in the United States
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Signs for Los Angeles Aztecs.
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Wins the North American Soccer League’s most valuable player award.
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Joins Washington Diplomants
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