JOHAN CRUYFF: The Father Of Modern Football

"If you can't win, make sure you don't lose" - Sir Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruiff, the El Salvador, the warrior, the rebel, the man who split the football atom to make it complete , was born on the 25th of April 1947 in Amsterdam. He internationally known as Johan Cruyff, the number 14. From Ajax to Barcelona , everywhere he played, everywhere he managed a team, he left behind his footprint as an artwork. The pitch was his canvas and he used the football as his paintbrush to create his own works of art in every corner of the pitch. Cruyff was the leader of the football philosophy known as Total Football introduced by Rinus Michels . Later on, he orchestrated this possession based football philosophy throughout his playing and managerial career. Youth He was born and grew up in ...