#9. Johan Cruyff

dutch footballer Cruyff was one of the best attacking midfielder of his generation and just like Beckenbauer, Cruyff revolutionized the game. He was product of Ajax acedamy and played most of his career with Ajax winning 7 dutch league titles and 3 european cups in process scored 190 goals in 240 matches before moving to Barcelona.

His time in Barcelona was not as successful as his time  with Ajax but the ideas he brought to Catalan club kind of started route to success for later years.  He guided holland 1976 world cup final where they lost against Germany in the final but not before Holland stunned the world with their new brand of football called “total football” where players could interchange positions and Cruyff was the great benefactor as he was equally good playing on the wings or in central attacking areas. He scored 33 goals in 48 international matches for Holland. Towards the end of his career he played two season’s in MLS before returning to netherlands and finished his career at ajax fierce rivals Feyenoord.

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