THE CRUYFF TURN

in Take Me Back Tuesday by Itai — March 31, 2010 at 8:45 pm | 0 comments

Johann Cruyff (25 April 1947) is currently a Dutch football manager and former player for the Netherlands national squad.  He has been labeled as one of the greatest footballers of all-time and his skills are not matched by many.

While Cruyff had probably perfected what would be known as the “Cruyff Turn” long before the 1974 World Cup, it was here that this move was put on the main stage for soccer fans to admire.

During the second Group 3 of the ’74 World Cup, Netherlands would take on Sweden.  Jan Olsson was embarrassed by Cruyff as he put on his famous turn and left Olsson watching as he made a dash for the net.

After retiring from the game in 1984, Cruyff achieved great success as a manager for both Ajax and Barcelona.  He now manages for Catalonia which he took over in 2009.

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