Spanish football club Barcelona on Wednesday commemorated Dutch legend Johan Cruyff on the fifth anniversary\u00a0of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chairman of the club, Joan Laporta, along with “first vice-president, Rafael Yuste; institutional vice-president, Elena Fort; and Johan Cruyff’s daughter, Susila Cruyff, participated in a private event,” and a bouquet of red roses and tulips were laid at the foot of the statue of the legendary midfielder at the Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“@JohanCruyff has been the most important figure of the modern history of the @FCBarcelona. He will remain forever in our memories. Thank you for everything and for so much, Johan,” Barca President Joan Laporta said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0Dutch club Ajax also remembered him, tweeting: “It’s been 5 years. We miss you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cruyff suffered from cancer in October 2015 and died at his home in Barcelona five months later, aged 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A creative genius for the Dutch side Ajax, he managed to claim three consecutive European cups from 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 1974 World Cup, he led the Dutch national team advance to the final, one he would lose 2-1 to West Germany. He played for the Netherlands a total of 48 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He won the Ballon d’Or, which rewards the best European football player of the year, in 1971, 1973, and 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After playing for Ajax and Barcelona in the 1960s and ’70s, he managed both clubs in the ’80s and ’90s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spanish football club Barcelona on Wednesday commemorated Dutch legend Johan Cruyff on the fifth anniversary\u00a0of his death. The chairman of the club, Joan Laporta, along with “first vice-president, Rafael Yuste; institutional vice-president, Elena Fort; and Johan Cruyff’s daughter, Susila Cruyff, participated in a private event,” […]<\/p>\n
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