Overview
| Last name | Cruijff |
| First name | Hendrik Johannes |
| Date of birth | April 25th, 1947 (Johan passed away on March 24th, 2016, age 68) |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam |
| Nicknames | Jopie, Number 14, El Salvador |
| Burgerlijke staat | Married to Danny Coster |
| Children | Chantal, Susila, Jordi |
| Clubs | Ajax, FC Barcelona, Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats, Levante, Feyenoord |
| International games | 48 (33 goals, 34 times captain) |
| Favoriete trainer | Rinus Michels |
| Favorite players | Alfredo di Stefano and Faas Wilkes |
| Least favorite opponent | Berti Vogts |
| Favorite stadium | Camp Nou in Barcelona |
| Favoriete shirt | Ajax. Is just a little more dynamic than other shirts. Barcelona’s is sometimes hard to make out in the distance, especially when a player walks close to the stands. |
| Favorite match | Ajax – Liverpool, de famous fog match (December 7th 1966) |
| Sport apart from soccer | Golf |
| Holiday | Spain, the mountains in winter and the sun in summer |
| Food | I eat everything. I love fish, but I also love marrowfat peas with lard or stew. I am very easy |
| Drink | Spanish red wine |
| Color | Red |
| Stand-up comedian | Used to be Toon Hermans, André van Duin at a later stage. I find people who have the ability to give others a happy night special. |
| Writer | I read all kinds of things. Especially detective novels. Robert Ludlum, Frederick Forsyth, relaxing reading. |
| Music | Nat King Cole. Beatles. Quiet music. Laurens van Rooijen, Richard Clayderman. |
| Painter | Vincent van Gogh and all naïve art |
| Film | The Godfather |
| Architect | Gaudi |
| Politician | Honest. Someone who does something good for the collective. I am not bound to a party, therefore I will not mention names. |
| Clothing | Classical. I think Zegna is beautiful. So is Hugo Boss. |
| Car | I have been driving Mercedes for years. |
| Happiness | family life |
| Fear of failure | I do not have it. |
| Uncertainty | You do not know the final standing, but you must never be influenced by that. |
| Shape | Does not exist. You are in control of that. |
| Joy | All that is beautiful around me. That can be a painting, but my grandchildren as well. |
| Pride | Of my children who, despite the extreme circumstances in which they grew up, as as they are. We are a tight family. |
| Courage | Necessary to succeed. People who take the initiative have the most succes. |
| Anger | People who use an institute in a cunning fashion without adding to it. |
| Birthday gift | I ask for nothing, I get something. I like everything people put their time and attention to. |
| Soccer-playing son | Lovely! I have been at all events. Including the Dutch national soccer team. |
| To favour or to neglect | Neither. As a trainer, you are dealing with soccer players. Not with your son. I have protected every player. You cannot bring it onto someone to debut in a full Nou Camp when they are not yet up to it. Especially your son. You would not let them hiss at your son, would you? |
| Emancipation | Men and women will always be equals, but they will also be different. |
| Helping out in the house | Of course. But not because I should. |
| Danny | The most important person in my life. Without her, I would have made so many mistakes… Not necessarily by your own stupidity, but because you are confronted by so many interests. She keeps me on course. |
Trophies
More than thirty years in football have resulted in an astonishing amount of championships, cups, prizes and personal awards, both as a trainer and as a player.
| National champion | 14 |
|---|---|
| Cup | 10 |
| European Cup I | 4 |
| European Cup II | 2 |
| World Cup | 1 |
| European Super Cup | 2 |
| National Super Cup | 3 |
Total Premios: 36