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Personal data Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff 

  • Nickname is Johan.
  • He was born on April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam.
    Johan werd op 25 april 1947 geboren in het Burgerziekenhuis in de Linnaeusstraat te Amsterdam.

    Hij was de tweede zoon van Hermanus Cornelis Cruijff en Petronella Bernarda Draaijer. Johan werd vernoemd naar zijn opa aan zijn moederskant, zijn opa heette namelijk: Hendrik Johannes Draaijer. Moeder noemde Johan vaak 'Jopie'. Johan woonde in Betondorp (Amsterdam), vlakbij Stadion De Meer, dat werd toen door Ajax gebruikt. Johans ouders waren de eigenaar van groentewinkel Cruijffs Aardappelenhandel. Zijn moeder werkte af en toe vrijwillig bij de Ajax-kantine.

    Niet alleen zijn ouders en grootouders werden in Amsterdam geboren, ook zijn acht overgrootouders waren allen afkomstig uit Amsterdam en zijn er ook overleden. Zijn ouders Manus en Nel dreven de groentezaak Cruijffs Aardappelenhandel in Betondorp. Zijn grootvader van moeders kant was diamantbewerker, zijn grootvader van vaders kant veemarbeider en aardappelhandelaar.
  • Facts:
    • (vermelding) .
      1959–1964: Ajax
    • (vermelding) .
      1964–1973: Ajax
      1973–1978: FC Barcelona
      1979 Los Angeles Aztecs
      1980–1981: Washington Diplomat
      1981: Levante UD
      1981: Washington Diplomat
      1981–1983: Ajax
      1983–1984: Feyenoord
    • (vermelding) .
      Cor Coster was de schoon van Johan Cruijff.
    • (vermelding) .
      Interlands : 1966–1977 Nederland 48
    • (vermelding) .
      Volledige naam
      Hendrik Johannes Cruijff
      Bijnaam
      ▪ Nummer 14
      ▪ El Flaco (De Magere)
      ▪ Het orakel (van Betondorp)
      Geboortedatum
      25 april 1947
      Geboorteplaats
      Amsterdam, Nederland
      Overlijdensdatum
      24 maart 2016
      Overlijdensplaats
      Barcelona, Spanje
      Lengte
      178 cm
      Been
      Tweebenig
      Positie
      ▪ aanvaller
      ▪ middenvelder
  • He died on March 24, 2016 in Barcelona, he was 68 years old.
    Roken en zijn gezondheid
    OP 26 januari 1991 moest Johan naar het ziekenhuis, hij had plotseling last gekregen van zijn hart tijdens een wandeling met zijn vrouw Danny. Hij bleek aderverkalking te hebben en hij moest worden geopereerd. Hij moest twee maanden rusten en stoppen met roken. Hiervoor was Cruijff altijd goed met gezond eten en drinken, maar hij rookte wel. Na zijn ziekenhuisbezoek stopte hij met roken en werkte mee aan een anti-roken campagne. In plaats van aan een sigaret, zoog Johan nu vaak aan een lolly, en hierdoor werden lolly's erg populair in Catalonië.
    In oktober 2015 kwamen de doktoren erachter dat Johan longkanker had. Een maand voordat Johan stierf schreef hij nog dat hij 2-0 voorstond in de eerste helft van de wedstrijd tegen de ziekte, en dat hij de wedstrijd zou winnen, maar niets bleek minder waar. 2 maart 2016 bezocht Cruijff Max Verstappen nog toen Max in Barcelona was en een week later bezocht hij zijn zoon Jordi op Tel Aviv, maar 24 maart 2016 overleed Cruijff. De wereld was verbijsterd, maar binnen de familie en vriendenkring van Johan was al bekend dat Johan uitzaaiingen had en zou sterven.

    gecremeerd op 25-03-2016 te Barcelona (Spanje)
  • He is cremated on March 25, 2016 in Barcelona (Spanje).
  • The birth parents are Hermanus Cornelis Cruijff and Petronella Bernarda Draaijer
  • This information was last updated on July 2, 2019.

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Birthday April 25, 1947

  • The temperature on April 25, 1947 was between 5.2 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
    • March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
    • April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
    • June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
    • October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
    • November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.

Day of death March 24, 2016

  • The temperature on March 24, 2016 was between 6.6 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
    • March 11 » At least 21 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain.
    • March 13 » The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
    • March 19 » Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.
    • April 10 » An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
    • September 30 » Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.

Day of cremation March 25, 2016

  • The average temperature on March 25, 2016 was 6.5 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 8.7 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
    • May 27 » Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
    • June 16 » Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
    • July 23 » Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.
    • July 26 » Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
    • September 17 » Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
    • November 8 » Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP party led NDA government, publicly announced the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 denomination banknotes only a few hours before the implementation/imposition of diktat, i.e. from midnight, starting of November 9 (9-11 as per Indian date recordings), from the Indian economy, without popular consent, rendering 86% of Indian currency in circulation invalid.


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