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Also Known As Hendrick Johannes Cruyff
Born April 25, 1947 • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Died March 24, 2016 (aged 68) • Barcelona • Spain
Awards And Honors UEFA Champions League • Most Valuable Player • Ballon d’Or (1974) • FIFA World Cup (1974) • Ballon d’Or (1973) • Ballon d’Or (1971)

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Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.
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Ronaldinho
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Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.
Rodri
Spanish football (soccer) player
Frances Ousmane Dembele (11) runs after the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match against Australia at Al Janoub Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2022.
Ousmane DembĂŠlĂŠ
French football (soccer) player
Bobby Charlton kneels on a grass soccer field wearing a red jersey and white shorts, holding a vintage brown football with both hands.
Bobby Charlton
British football (soccer) player and manager
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Marco van Basten
Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
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Rinus Michels
Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing a light green Portugal national team training top, jogs on a soccer field before a FIFA 2018 qualification match.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football (soccer) player
Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football (soccer) player
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Ronaldo NazĂĄrio
Brazilian football (soccer) player
German football (soccer) player Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and as a coach (1974 and 1990, respectively)
Franz Beckenbauer
German football (soccer) player
Andres Iniesta of FC Barcelona wearing a blue and red striped jersey with number 8, running with the ball during a UEFA Champions League match.
AndrĂŠs Iniesta
Spanish football (soccer) player
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
KakĂĄ
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Zinedine Zidane of France dribbles the ball while being closely pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin.
Zinedine Zidane
French football (soccer) player
Pep Guardiola gestures and speaks to Cole Palmer, who wears a Manchester City jersey, during a Premier League match at Etihad Stadium with a referee in the background.
Pep Guardiola
Spanish football (soccer) manager and player
Gary Lineker, wearing glasses, smiles as he poses for a photograph at the National Theatre Up Next Gala in London.
Gary Lineker
English football (soccer) player and sports broadcaster
Alfredo Di StĂŠfano
Alfredo Di StĂŠfano
Argentine-born football (soccer) player and manager
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Italian football manager and player
Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane stand onstage holding Ballon d'Or trophies, Putellas in a white gown and Kane in a black tuxedo.
Harry Kane
English football (soccer) player
Neymar of Brazil in a yellow jersey takes a shot on goal as Dejan Lovren of Croatia tries to block him during the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter final match.
Neymar
Brazilian football (soccer) player
FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands with United 2026 bid officials, all in suits, holding a framed certificate after announcing Canada, Mexico, and the US as 2026 World Cup hosts.
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Swiss football (soccer) administrator

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