Johan Cruyff was born on 25 April 1947 in Betondorp. A Dutch footballer and coach, Cruyff was the leading player of the Ajax side that won three consecutive European Cups in the early 1970s and the star of the Netherlands team that reached the 1974 World Cup final. He became the emblem of Total Football, a fluid style in which players swapped positions, and he gave his name to the Cruyff turn. He later played for Barcelona and then managed the club, building the so-called Dream Team and a youth philosophy that shaped its later success. He won the Ballon d'Or three times and remains one of the most influential figures in the history of the game.
Before and after
- 9 April 1947Founding of University of the Bío-Bío
- 15 April 1947Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's colour line
- 18 April 1947Discovery of Mrs. Ples
- 20 April 1947Founding of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- 25 April 1947Birth of Johan Cruyff
- from 28 April 1947 to 31 July 1947Operation Vistula
- 5 June 1947George Marshall proposes the European Recovery Program
- 21 June 1947Birth of Shirin Ebadi
- 25 June 1947Publication of Diary of Anne Frank
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The era
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