Johan Cruijff

Acting

Johan Cruijff

Born — Died

1947-04-25 — 2016-03-24

Place of birth

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, and the greatest manager ever. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dutch football rose from a semi-professional and obscure level to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint …

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 9 titles

Rexach. Correr es de Cobardes poster
NR

The film looks back at Rexach’s more than 45-year association with FC Barcelona, from his time as a youth player and first-team footballer to his work as a coach, sporting director, scout and presidential adviser. It focuses on his role in some of the club’s defining periods, particularly his relationship with Johan Cruyff, the success of the Dream Team, and his involvement in the discovery and signing of Lionel Messi.

Rexach. Correr es de Cobardes

2026

Cruijff poster
NR

This four-part documentary series on the life of Johan Cruijff is an in-depth portrait of the man, the legend, and his enduring legacy.

Cruijff

2026

Tamar: The Truths of Renate Rubinstein poster
NR

A truthful portrait of one of the Netherlands' most important public intellectuals of the postwar era: Renate Rubinstein.

Tamar: The Truths of Renate Rubinstein

2022

Unidos por el balón de oro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Unidos por el balón de oro

2024

Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection poster
8.5

How and why has Pep Guardiola been able to revolutionise football? This documentary offers a deep dive into Pep’s relentless pursuit of perfection and the methods and motivations that have led him to leave a lasting imprint on the beautiful game. Fascinating interviews with his inner circle, including his right-hand man Txiki Begiristain, uncover Pep’s journey from a small town in Catalonia to the awe-inspiring Camp Nou and the importance of his pivotal relationship with managerial guru Johan Cruyff. From his humble beginnings as boss of Barcelona B, to his crowning moment in the 2023 Champions League, this documentary charts Pep’s transcendent managerial journey across Europe’s top leagues. It is the definitive origin story of a once-in-a-generation genius footballing mind.

Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection

2024

Drachten Journaals poster
NR

Compilation footage of the annual newsreels of the village of Drachten from the 1970s and 1980s, by filmmaker Anton Stoelwinder.

Drachten Journaals

2024

El rey Puma poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

El rey Puma

2026

Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL poster
NR

Nearly 40 years since its demise, the North American Soccer League continues to linger in the memories and imaginations of soccer fans across the United States — and beyond. The colorful, oftentimes controversial league attracted some of the game’s greatest players: Pele, Best, Cruyff, Muller, Beckenbauer, to name a few. Crowds of 70,000-plus flocked to games as the NASL brought star power to a country where soccer had been virtually invisible just a few years earlier.

Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL

2021

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

JC

2022

2010s · 8 titles

Messi poster
7.5

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.

Messi

2014

Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie poster
NR

Lionel Messi is for almost every football expert the greatest football of all-time: the GOAT. He has been dominating the world of football for over a decade. He is not just an unreal goalscorer and dribbler, but as well the best playmaker. In this video we go back to the beginning of his professional career and start to relive his full career with all of his magical moments.

Lionel Messi - The GOAT - Official Movie

2019

Barça Dreams poster
7.0

Fascinating chronicle of the ascendancy of FC Barcelona - possibly the top team in the world and powerful emblem of Catalan identity - 'Barca: More than a Club'. Director Jordi Llompart charts the team's inexorable rise from its origins with founder Joan Gamper more than 100 years ago to a Champion's League-winning side that boasts striker Lionel Messi and prestigious coach Pep Guardiola.

Barça Dreams

2015

Football's Greatest International Teams: Holland 1974 poster
NR

A look at the 1974 Dutch national football team, purveyors of 'total football', and led by Johan Cruijff.

Football's Greatest International Teams: Holland 1974

2014

Looking for Barcelona poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Looking for Barcelona

2012

Stoichkov poster
5.5

A dramatic documentary about both the dark and the bright sides of the genius; about the ups and downs of a Bulgarian winner, who is a last-ditcher by nature; about the mission to be a leader, taking the lead in crucial moments; about the real events and the myths; about national self-confidence and national nihilism.

Stoichkov

2012

Cruyff, el legado de un visionario poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cruyff, el legado de un visionario

2016

L’últim partit. 40 anys de Johan Cruyff a Catalunya poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

L’últim partit. 40 anys de Johan Cruyff a Catalunya

2014

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