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PRONUNCIATION OF CRUYFF

Cruyff  [krɔɪf] play
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Cruyff is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CRUYFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cruyff

Johan Cruyff

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON, born 25 April 1947), known as Johan Cruyff, is a former Dutch footballer and was until recently the manager of the Catalonia football team. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which was a record jointly held with Michel Platini, Marco van Basten, and Lionel Messi until Messi won his fourth award in 2012. Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. He led the Netherlands national team to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At club level, Cruyff started his career at Ajax where he won eight Eredivisie titles and three European Cups. In 1973 he moved to FC Barcelona for a world record transfer fee, winning La Liga in his first season and was named European Footballer of the Year. After retiring from playing in 1984, Cruyff became highly successful as manager of Ajax and later FC Barcelona; he remains an influential advisor to both clubs. His son Jordi has also gone on to play football professionally.

Definition of Cruyff in the English dictionary

The definition of Cruyff in the dictionary is Johan. born 1947, Dutch footballer and manager: played for Ajax and Barcelona; European Footballer of the Year ; capped 48 times for the Netherlands, scoring 33 goals; as a manager he won the European Cup with Barcelona.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRUYFF

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CRUYFF

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Synonyms and antonyms of Cruyff in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cruyff» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Cruyff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cruyff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cruyff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克鲁伊夫
1,325 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
570 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
510 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
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كرويف
280 millions of speakers

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Кройф
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Cruyff
270 millions of speakers

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ক্রুইফ
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Cruyff
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Cruyff
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Cruyff
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クライフ
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크루이프
85 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
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Cruyff
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குரூஃப்
75 millions of speakers

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क्रूफ
75 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
70 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
65 millions of speakers

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Cruyff
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Кройф
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Cruyff
30 millions of speakers
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Κρόιφ
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Cruyff
14 millions of speakers
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Cruyff
10 millions of speakers
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Cruyff
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Trends of use of Cruyff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRUYFF»

The term «Cruyff» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cruyff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUYFF»

Discover the use of Cruyff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cruyff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff: The ABC of an Obstinate Maestro
In these interviews, Cruyff talks about how he learned his trade and how he went on to play for Barcelona and Ajax.
Frits Barend, Henk van Dorp, 1999
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Catalan XI Guest Footballers: Hristo Stoichkov, Johan ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
3
Business Leadership and the Lessons from Sport
This attitude is exemplified by Dutch football player and coach Johan Cruyff. Johan Cruyff is the legend of Dutch football. No other single person in the history of Dutch sport has had such an impact on football and the sport industry as a whole ...
Hans Westerbeek, Aaron C. T. Smith, 2005
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FC Barcelona-Barca: Futbol Club Barcelona. Barca o Blaugrana
he missed the beginning of the 1981 NASL soccer season thereafter, which ultimately led to Cruyff choosing to leave the team. Levante In January 1981, Cruyff played three friendly matches for . Also in January 1981, manager of English club ...
Heinz Duthel
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Whiz Kids
Cruyff also perfected a move now known as the "Cruyff Turn". To do this move, Cruyff would look to pass or cross the ball. However, instead of kicking it, he would drag the ball behind his planted foot with the inside of his other foot and turn ...
Jesee K. Mwaura, 2009
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Soccer Around the World
Cruyff established himself in the Ajax team during the 1965–1966 season by scoring an amazing 25 goals in 23 matches. The next season his goal tally was 33 in the league and 41 overall. He and Ajax dominated Dutch and European soccer ...
Charles Parrish, John Nauright, 2014
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Is He All That?: Great Footballing Myths Shattered
In October 1977 Johan Cruyff announced he was retiring from international football and would not be going to Argentina with the Hollandsquad.He never gave a reason. The news rocked Dutch football: speculation wasrifeas towhy Cruyff ...
Adrian Durham, 2013
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Soccer in Spain: Politics, Literature, and Film
Rather, a person may come to form part of the Catalan culture if his or her actions and ideals support and coincide with those of the people of Catalonia. The story of the Dutch soccer star ]ohan Cruyff is a great example of the Catalan people ...
Timothy J. Ashton, 2013
9
Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice
After that latter season, Cruyff was sold to the giant Spanish club FC Barcelona, where his former Ajax coach Rinuus Michaels was manager. In coming to Barcelona Cruyff became a local folk hero for his opposition to Spanish dictator Franco ...
John Nauright, Charles Parrish, 2012
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Great National Soccer Teams
In 1999, Johan Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century. He was also ranked second to Pelé as the World Player of the Century. Born in 1947 in Amsterdam, Cruyff made his debut at age 17 when coach Rinus Michels gave him a ...
Annie Leah Sommers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUYFF»

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Things named after other things or sometimes after people special!
“Apart from the Cruyff turn, what other moves across the world are ... all of them are cap-doffingly positive paeans like the one afforded to Cruyff. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
How a group of fans shook up Barcelona's presidential elections
With their limited ambitions, Seguiment don't want or need to court the opinion of Johan Cruyff like others, nor the newspapers with their ... «Eurosport.com, Jul 15»
3
Legend of Calcio: Zvonimir Boban
... 1994 and Boban was the star of that side which swept away all challengers before coming up against Johan Cruyff's Barcelona dream team, ... «Forza Italian Football, Jul 15»
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This could be 2015-2016's strangest transfer
Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff (R) signs to support Joan Laporta (L). Source: AFP. “The urgency of this operation is out of order. The only ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
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Why 4-3-3 Should Be the Go-to Formation for Louis van Gaal at …
Cruyff, the former star player and coach and exemplar of Total Football, remains a vocal proponent of three man up front and has long clashed ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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Johan Cruyff, Eusebio, Zico... Lionel Messi? 10 greats who never …
Only Lionel Messi knows what went through his mind when a young supporter asked for a selfie on the pitch in Santiago, just moments after ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Joan Laporta accuses Toni Freixa of being "Josep Maria Bartomeu's …
He criticised Laporta for his continuous reference to Johan Cruyff: "What an obesession with Cruyff... he's active within barcelonismo, but all the ... «Sport English, Jul 15»
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On this day: July 7, 1974 - West Germany upset Netherlands
Led by star Johan Cruyff, the Dutch struck first via a Johan Neeskens penalty in the second minute. Germany evened the score with a penalty in ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»
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Tactical Philosophy: Frank De Boer
As a player, Frank de Boer was influenced by two distinct Ajax stalwarts in Johan Cruyff and Louis van Gaal, the former while he was a fresh ... «Outside of the Boot, Jul 15»
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County coaching course makes its mark
With Noble offering some constructive feedback, we did that with the introduction of a Cruyff turn among other changes. Each drill is then ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»

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