Johan Cruyff matches and goals scored

678. 16/10/1983 --- Feyenoord – PSV 1:1

Attendance: 33000

Goalscorers: Zhelyazkov

Season: 1983/1984


Headline: Feyenoord stays on top


The draw was a good result: Feyenoord stayed on top of the table with a one point advantage over Ajax, PSV and Roda. Gullit started the match as libero but played as extra attacker in the final 30 minutes when PSV looked vulnerable. Cruijff was "mostly invisible" but also kept "two men occupied". Captain Wijnstekers complained a day later however that Cruijff was not as "dominant any more as in the beginning of this season."

Zhelyazkov scored in the 13th minute, assisted by Vermeulen.

Koolhof levelled with a header in the 27th minute, the cross (assist) was provided by Berry van Aerle.

Both sides had problems with injuries and suspensions so both were uncertain about how the match would unfold. Hence, Feyenoord was happy with the result and PSV was happy that they did not concede more goals.

 

679. 19/10/1983 --- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) – Feyenoord 4:2 [1] [EC-3, 2nd rnd]

Attendance: 36000

Goalscorers: Cruijff, Nielsen

Season: 1983/1984


Headline: Hoddle the great man


Hoddle was the man of the match, Tottenham manager Burkinshaw called him "extraterrestrial" and signalled that it was one of his best matches. Hoddle had two assists and was involved in all four goals. After 39 minutes, it was 4:0.

Feyenoord manager Libregts made a mistake to tie Cruijff to Hoddle. Cruijff looked forward to this prestigious battle but admitted afterwards that he was "not 25 years any more" and acknowledged the mistake. Cruijff complimented Hoddle afterwards and swapped shirts.

Libregts also admitted that he knew about "the aggressiveness, mentality and physicality of the English but the difference was way too big. And yes, then they have also a man like Hoddle to provide the finesse."
"At times, an extra man appeared free. It was not only about Hoddle, but as specialist he used it as the best."

Cruijff complained about the tactics and said: "Tottenham had always a man surplus on midfield. Besides, the marking was too loosely applied, the injured Gullit played too far ahead of his defence. And we were too polite and soft for the opponent. Too well-behaved. They won deserved and Hoddle was fantastic."

At half time a few things were changed: Stafleu came in the field for striker Houtman. Stafleu marked Hoddle in the second half and did that better than Cruijff - Hoddle was not as effective any more.

Van Til replaced Gullit, who was not fit before the match started and was deemed as a liability by the coach.

It benefited the game of Feyenoord and Tottenham manager Burtinshaw said: "We could not keep the situation under control in the second half, now they still have some hope."

Cruijff played for the remainder as attacking midfielder/second-striker, a role that suited him better. He even managed to score a goal - assist Duut. Nielsen scored the other, assist Vermeulen.

Reports also unanimously condemned the rough treatment by the English, for example Roberts on Cruijff, but Cruijff himself said this time: "No, it is the other way around, we were too kind this time. You cannot afford that. The press complains often that our [Dutch] league has become more and more defensive but that is a general development in football. We have to understand that it is also the case on the European scene."
Elsewhere he elaborated on this: "I do not mean that it was easier to play - or score a goal - 10 years ago, I cannot count the number of times I was injured in an European match, really. I mean that the general approach of the game has become more defensive and reactive, as default/standard tactic of teams, also on the European stage. Generally speaking, of course."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SSoaKXbiHvM#t=138s

 

Brief highlights of the match against DS79 on 20/11/1983. Cruijff assisted the winning goal in the 87th minute, header by Gullit. Cruijff did not play well according to the reports, he was continuously shadowed. But I was still able to find a few notable moments (I did not include all of them though).



First 'assist' was an offside goal, and did not count either, but I included it nevertheless because it was a fine cross with his weak left foot.

 

Before the second leg against Tottenham played Feyenoord on 30/10/1983 a league match against Excelsior. Cruijff scored two goals in a 4:0 win. Video with the two goals has been posted before.

 

I will continue. For the one who are interested, around that period, in November 1984, shortly after his retirement, he cited Platini and Tigana as his favorite footballers. I have a Spanish source for that:
http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1984/04/12/pagina-6/1122828/pdf.html

He called the name Platini too in August 1983.

 

682. 02/11/1983 --- Feyenoord – Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 0:2 [EC-3, 2nd rnd]

Attendance: 45000

Goalscorers: N/A

Season: 1983/1984


Headline: Tottenham plays modern football


Feyenoord had a few excuses available such as the suspension of sweeper Van de Korput and the injury problems of Gullit as well as a private drama for Vermeulen, who was subbed out after just 30 minutes.
Before the match, riots took place, which were reminiscent of the ones at the 1974 UEFA Cup final. It resulted in a heart attack of the father of Vermeulen, who was watching in the stands. More general, it resulted in exactly 33 wounded supporters, among them were 11 heavily wounded and fighting for their lives in the hospital.

Other than that, Tottenham played a good counter-attacking game and won thanks to two goals of Hughton (24th) and Galvin (85th).

Cruijff commented afterwards that they had "found a good compromise, balance between size and technique. It is almost impossible to have both but their well-tuned balance between body and technique is admirable."

One thing was sure after this game though and that was that Tottenham became for once and for all another arch-enemy. That their Hooligans bragged about "helping their Jewish brothers of Amsterdam" did not help too, to put it mildly.

 

Pelé said in March 1982:
"There is only one Beethoven, but there have been other good composers. There is only one Muhammed Ali, but there are other good boxers. Maradona is a great player, maybe the best of his generation. But he is different than Pelé. I played my first match for Brazil at the age of 16."

In this case Cruijff took issues with Pelé and defended Maradona. Cruijff said, when he was asked for his opinion: "It is true that Pelé did unbelievable things but Maradona can do irreplaceable things too, things that cannot performed or copied by anyone else. Just as Pelé had his moves."

So he did give praise to South-American players!

 

Where did you read that quote by the way? It is possible he has said that because in his eyes Pelé resembles of all greats the most technically perfect player he ever saw (but the perfect technique does not exist!) and he admired his skills. But he always took issues with the notion that Pelé is superior to everybody else.

Thank you for the stats. He obviously scored more goals than in 75/76 but interestingly his assists were more or less the same (11 versus 13).
A difference is that he won in 76/77 the 'player of the year' award while in 75/76 he was not even in the top 20 of Don Balon. As we talked about previously, he was in the top 5 of El Mundo Deportivo in 75/76 though - an about similar rank as Maradona in his best Barcelona year.

You mentioned his age (despite his healed knee); around that time also his smoking habits worsened. He smoked 20-30 cigarettes a day. His mother said to the press: "He is under intense pressure you know. Barcelona is a city he fell in love with but the life around football is not easy. It is one of his ways to level down the mental stress and reach a stage of relaxation." It was anyhow noticed that his smoking habits increased with the years.

He himself said when it became known that he won the second edition of the 'player of the year' award: "I prefer a championship."

 

Spanish source for Pelé quote:
http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/...na-44/32939172/pdf.html?search=pelé beethoven

 

Overview of all Barcelona seasons that Vegan has covered so far:

1973/1974
La Liga: 26 games – 16 goals + 14 assists
Friendlies: 11 games – 8 goals + 8 assists
Total: 37 games – 24 goals + 22 assists

1974/1975
La Liga: 30 games – 7 goals + 12 assists
EC-1: 8 games – 0 goals + 6 assists
Friendlies: 13 games – 7 goals + 6 assists
Total: 51 games - 14 goals + 24 assists

1975/1976
La Liga: 29 games – 6 goals + 11 assists
UEFA Cup: 9 games – 2 goals + 2 assists
Friendlies: 10 games – 3 goals + 1 assist
Total: 48 games – 11 goals + 14 assists

1976/1977
La Liga: 29 games - 13 goals + 13 assists
UEFA Cup: 7 games - 5 goals + 4 assists
Friendlies: 11 games - 6 goals + 5 assists
Total: 47 games - 24 goals + 22 assists

 

If I include the info of Vegan in my own overviews (I'll add/correct a few things too, which I note below), then you get this:

International friendlies:

1. 08/06/1966- Chernomoretz - Ajax 3:1 [don't know goalscorers! Cruijff probably played]
2. 12/06/1966 - Spain NT - Ajax 1:2 1 goal [assisters unknown; unofficial]
3. 03/08/1966 - Ajax - Aston Villa 2:0 [assisters unknown]
4. 07/08/1966 - Ajax - CSKA Sofia 7:1 3 goals [assisters unknown]
5. 01/02/1967 - Ajax - Anderlecht 1:4 [subbed out in second half, ~55th minute]
6. 06/08/1967 - Ajax - Anderlecht 3:1 2 assists
7. 09/08/1967 - Ajax - Everton 3:0 2 goals
8. 23/08/1967 - Standard Liege - Ajax 0:1 1 goal [played only one half]
9. 07/12/1967 - Ajax - Slovan Bratislava 5:1 3 goals
10. 13/12/1967 - Israel NT - Ajax 1:6 2 goals [assisters unknown, unofficial]
11. 20/03/1968 - Ajax - Duisburg 1:1 1 goal
12. 16/03/1969 - Ajax - 1860 München 2:0 1 goal [played only one half]
13. 26/07/1969 - Ajax - Manchester City 3:3 2 goals [assisters unknown]
14. 27/07/1969 - Alemannia Aachen - Ajax 1:2 1 goal
15. 30/07/1969 - Wuppertaler SV - Ajax 1:1 1 goal
16. 02/08/1969 - Hertha BSC - Ajax 2:0 [played only 60 minutes, injured]
17. 27/08/1969 - Juventus - Ajax 2:1 1 assist
18. 10/09/1969 - Ajax - Slovakia NT 1:1 [played only second half, unofficial]
19. 19/10/1969 - Ajax - Rot Weiss Essen 5:0 1 goal [assisters unknown]
20. 26/07/1970 - Ajax - Chelsea 1:1 1 goal
21. 06/08/1970 - Club Brugge - Ajax 2:2 1 assist [played first 55 minutes, injured after 27th minute]
22. 29/12/1970 - Ajax - Eintracht Frankfurt 6:2 [assisters unknown]
23. 14/02/1971 - Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb 1:0
24. 30/07/1971 - Eintracht Frankfurt - Ajax 2:1 1 assist
25. 08/08/1971 - Ajax - Borussia Mönchengladbach 4:3 1 goal 1 assist
26. 10/08/1971 - Borussia Mönchengladbach - Ajax 3:1 [assisters unknown]
27. 24/11/1971 - Ajax - Spartak Trnava 2:0 1 goal
28. 02/02/1972 - Olympique Marseille - Ajax 2:2 [assisters unknown]
29. 27/05/1972 - Beerschot - Ajax 2:3 1 goal [played 60 minutes, assisters unknown]
30. 27/07/1972 - OGC Nice - Ajax 1:3 1 goal [assisters unknown]
31. 04/08/1972 - Bayern Munich - Ajax 0:5 [played first half, assisters unknown]
32. 08/08/1972 - Ajax - Bayern Munich 2:1 1 goal
33. 14/02/1973 - PAOK - Ajax 1:1 [played 30 minutes, assisters unknown]
34. 16/02/1973 - Olympiacos - Ajax 1:2 [played 30 minutes, assisters unknown]
25. 27/07/1973 - FC Metz - Ajax 1:2 [assisters unknown]
26. 04/08/1973 - Ajax - Spartak Trnava 3:5 [assisters unknown]
27. 05/08/1973 - Ajax - Ujpest FC 0:0
28. 08/08/1973 - Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 2 goals 2 assists [played first half]

29. 05/09/1973 - Barcelona - Cercle Brugge 6:0 2 goals (1PK) 1 assist
30. 26/09/1973 - Barcelona - Kickers Offenbach 2:0 1 goal 1 assist
31. 16/10/1973 - Arsenal - Barcelona 0:1
32. 12/03/1974 - Arsenal - Barcelona 1:3 2 assists
33. 23/04/1974 - Anderlecht - Barcelona 1:1 1 assist
34. 01/05/1974 - WAC - Barcelona 1:3
35. 13/05/1974 - Barcelona - Hertha BSC 5:3 2 goals
36. 19/05/1974 - PSV - Barcelona 2:1
37. 07/08/1974 - Hamburg SV - Barcelona 3:2 1 goal
38. 13/08/1974 - Barcelona - Penarol 0:1
39. 20/08/1974 - Barcelona - Ajax 3:0 1 assist
40. 21/08/1974 - Barcelona - Glasgow Rangers 4:1
41. 25/08/1974 - Barcelona - Austria Wien 3:2 1 goal
42. 26/08/1974 - Barcelona - Stal Mielic 2:1
43. 31/08/1974 - Barcelona - Palmeiras 0:2
44. 01/09/1974 - Barcelona - Santos 4:1 1 assist
45. 09/10/1974 - Reims/Paris - Barcelona 1:5 2 goals 2 assists
46. 15/10/1974 - Barcelona - Duisburg 1:1 1 assist
47. 12/11/1974 - Barcelona - Manchester City 3:2 1 goal 1 assist
48. 27/11/1974 - Barcelona - East-Germany 2:1 1 goal [unofficial]
49. 08/08/1975 - Ajax - Barcelona 3:1
50. 11/08/1975 - Feyenoord - Barcelona 1:1 1 goal
51. 13/08/1975 - Alemannia Aachen - Barcelona 1:1
52. 18/08/1975 - Olympique Marseille - Barcelona 3:1
53. 26/08/1975 - Barcelona - Ujpest Dosza 3:2 1 goal 1 assist
54. 27/08/1975 - Barcelona - Feyenoord 3:1 1 goal
55. 07/01/1976 - Barcelona - Cologne 1:1
56. 04/08/1976 - Vitesse - Barcelona 0:2 1 goal
57. 07/08/1976 - VVV - Barcelona 1:2 1 goal 1 assist
58. 10/08/1976 - Duisburg - Barcelona 2:0
59. 13/08/1976 - Barcelona - Glasgow Rangers 2:1 1 goal
60. 14/08/1976 - Barcelona - Spartak Moscow 2:2 1 assist
61. 24/08/1976 - Barcelona - Sparta Prague 2:1 1 goal
62. 25/08/1976 - Barcelona - Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 1 assist
63. 01/09/1976 - Barcelona - Stade Reims 2:0 1 assist
64. 19/04/1977 - Paris Saint Germain - Barcelona 1:1 1 goal
65. 19/06/1977 - Barcelona - Ferencvaros 3:0


66. 07/01/1982 - Oranjestad - Ajax 1:3 2 assists [no substitution info]
67. 08/01/1982 - Curacao - Ajax 0:2 [unofficial, no substitution info, assisters unknown]
68. 10/01/1982 - Transvaal - Ajax 0:3 [no sub info, assisters unknown]
69. 02/06/1982 - Belgium - Ajax 4:2 [unofficial, played first half, assisters unknown]
70. 20/05/1983 - KV Mechelen - Ajax 1:1


Note: match against Transvaal on 10/01/1982 added. Friendly against Toulouse in 1982 remains a mystery. International friendlies for 1966-1973 stint complete, played no international friendlies before 1966.

 

European matches:

1966/1967
1. 28/09/1966 --- Ajax - Besiktas (TUR) 2:0 [EC-1, 1st round]
2. 05/10/1966 --- Besiktas (TUR) - Ajax 1:2 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 assist
3. 07/12/1966 --- Ajax - Liverpool (ENG) 5:1 [1] [EC-1, 2nd round]
4. 14/12/1966 --- Liverpool (ENG) - Ajax 2:2 [2] [EC-1, 2nd round]
5. 01/03/1967 --- Ajax - Dukla Prague (TCH) 1:1 [EC-1, quarter-final]
6. 08/03/1967 --- Dukla Prague (TCH) - Ajax 2:1 [EC-1, quarter-final]

1967/1968
7. 20/09/1967 --- Ajax - Real Madrid (ESP) 1:1 [1] [EC-1, 1st round]
8. 11/10/1967 --- Real Madrid (ESP) - Ajax 2:1 (a.e.t.) [EC-1, 1st round]

1968/1969
x. 07/06/1968--- Ajax - Torino (ITA) 3:1 [Intertoto] [1]*
9. 18/09/1968--- Nürnberg (GER) - Ajax 1:1 [1] [EC-1, 1st round]
10. 02/10/1968 --- Ajax - Nürnberg (GER) 4:0 [1] [EC-1, 1st round]
11. 13/11/1968 --- Ajax - Fenerbahçe (TUR) 2:0 [EC-1, 2nd round]
12. 28/11/1968 --- Fenerbahçe (TUR) - Ajax 0:2 [EC-1, 2nd round] 1 assist
13. 12/02/1969 --- Ajax - Benfica (POR) 1:3 [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 assist
14. 19/02/1969 --- Benfica (POR) - Ajax 1:3 [2] [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 assist
15. 05/03/1969 --- Ajax - Benfica (POR) 3:0 (a.e.t.) [1] [EC-1, quarter-final]
16. 13/04/1969 --- Ajax - Spartak Trnava (TCH) 3:0 [1] [EC-1, semi-final]
17. 24/04/1969 --- Spartak Trnava (TCH) - Ajax 2:0 [EC-1, semi-final] [subbed out 20th minute, injury]
18. 28/05/1969 --- AC Milan (ITA) - Ajax 4:1 [EC-1, final]

1969/1970
19. 24/09/1969 --- Ajax – Hannover (GER) 3:0 [1] [EC-III, 1st round] 1 assist
20. 19/11/1969 --- Ajax – Ruch Chorzow (POL) 7:0 [2] [EC-III, 2nd round] 2 assists
21. 26/11/1969 --- Ruch Chorzow (POL) – Ajax 1:2 [EC-III, 2nd round] [Cruijff sent off ~55']
22. 21/01/1970 --- Ajax – Napoli (ITA) 4:0 (a.e.t.) [EC-III, 3rd round] 1 assist
23. 04/03/1970 --- Carl Zeiss Jena (GDR) – Ajax 3:1 [EC-III, quarter-final]
24. 11/03/1970 --- Ajax – Carl Zeiss Jena (GDR) 5:1 [1] [EC-III, quarter-final] 2 assists
25. 08/04/1970 --- Arsenal (ENG) – Ajax 3:0 [EC-III, semi-final]
26. 15/04/1970 --- Ajax – Arsenal (ENG) 1:0 [EC-III, semi-final]

1970/1971
27. 04/11/1970 --- FC Basel (SUI) – Ajax 1:2 [EC-1, 2nd round] 2 assists
28. 10/03/1971 --- Ajax – Celtic (SCO) 3:0 [1] [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 assist
29. 24/03/1971 --- Celtic (SCO) – Ajax 1:0 [EC-1, quarter-final]
30. 14/04/1971 --- Atlético Madrid (ESP) – Ajax 1:0 [EC-1, semi-final] [subbed out 80th minute]
31. 28/04/1971 --- Ajax – Atlético Madrid (ESP) 3:0 [EC-1, semi-final]
32. 02/06/1971 --- Ajax – Panathinaikos (GRE) 2:0 [EC-1, final] 1 assist

1971/1972
33. 15/09/1971 --- Ajax – Dynamo Dresden (GDR) 2:0 [EC-1, 1st round]
34. 29/09/1971 --- Dynamo Dresden (GDR) – Ajax 0:0 [EC-1, 1st round]
35. 20/10/1971 --- Olymp. Marseille (FRA) – Ajax 1:2 [1] [EC-1, 2nd round]
36. 03/11/1971 --- Ajax – Olymp. Marseille (FRA) 4:1 [2] [EC-1 2nd round]
37. 08/03/1972 --- Ajax – Arsenal (ENG) 2:1 [EC-1, quarter-final]
38. 22/03/1972 --- Arsenal (ENG) – Ajax 0:1 [EC-1, quarter-final]
39. 05/04/1972 --- Ajax – Benfica (POR) 1:0 [EC-1, semi-final]
40. 19/04/1972 --- Benfica (POR) – Ajax 0:0 [EC-1, semi-final]
41. 31/05/1972 --- Ajax – Internazionale (ITA) 2:0 [2] [EC-1, final]

1972/1973
42. 08/11/1972 --- CSKA Sofia (BUL) – Ajax 1:3 [EC-1, 2nd round] 2 assists [subbed out 60th minute]
43. 29/11/1972 --- Ajax – CSKA Sofia (BUL) 3:0 [2] [EC-1, 2nd round]
44. 07/03/1973 --- Ajax – Bayern Munich (GER) 4:0 [1] [EC-1, quarter-final] 1 assist
45. 11/04/1973 --- Ajax – Real Madrid (ESP) 2:1 [EC-1, semi-final]
46. 25/04/1973 --- Real Madrid (ESP) – Ajax 0:1 [EC-1, semi-final]
47. 31/05/1973 --- Ajax – Juventus (ITA) 1:0 [EC-1, final]

1973/1974
N/A

1974/1975
48. 18/09/1974 --- VÖEST Linz (AUT) 0-0 Barcelona [EC-1, 1st rnd]
49. 02/10/1974 --- Barcelona 5-0 VÖEST Linz (AUT) [EC-1, 1st rnd] 2 assists
50. 22/10/1974 --- Feyenoord (NED) 0-0 Barcelona [EC-1, 2nd rnd]
51. 05/11/1974 --- Barcelona 3-0 Feyenoord (NED) [EC-1, 2nd rnd] 3 assists
52. 04/03/1975 --- Barcelona 2-0 Atvidabergs FF (SWE) [EC-1, quarter]
53. 11/03/1975 --- Atvidabergs FF (SWE) 0-3 Barcelona [EC-1, quarter]
54. 09/04/1975 --- Leeds United (ENG) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-1, semi] 1 assist
55. 23/04/1975 --- Barcelona 1-1 Leeds United (ENG) [EC-1, semi]

1975/1976
56. 16/09/1975 --- PAOK Saloniki (GRE) 1-0 Barcelona [EC-3, 1st rnd]
57.01/10/1975 --- Barcelona 6-1 PAOK Saloniki (GRE) [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 goal
58. 05/11/1975 --- Barcelona 4-0 Lazio Roma (ITA) [EC-3, 2nd rnd]1 goal
59. 26/11/1975 --- Barcelona 3-1 Vasas SC (HUN) [EC-3, 3rd rnd]
60. 10/12/1975 --- Vasas SC (HUN) 0-1 Barcelona [EC-3, 3rd rnd] 1 assist
61. 03/03/1976 --- Barcelona 4-0 Levski Sofia (BUL) [EC-3, quarter] 1 assist
62. 17/03/1976 --- Levski Sofia (BUL) 5-4 Barcelona [EC-3, quarter]
63. 30/03/1976 --- Barcelona 0-1 Liverpool (ENG) [EC-3, semi]
64. 14/04/1976 --- Liverpool (ENG) 1-1 Barcelona [EC-3, semi]

1976/1977
65. 29/09/1976 --- Barcelona 3-2 Belenenses (POR) [EC-3, 1st rnd] 1 assist
66. 20/10/1976 --- Barcelona 2-0 Lokeren (BEL) 2:0 [EC-3, 2nd rnd]1 goal
67. 04/11/1976 --- Lokeren (BEL) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-3, 2nd rnd]1 goal
68. 24/11/1976 --- Östers IF (SWE) 0-3 Barcelona [EC-3, 3rd rnd]1 assist
69. 08/12/1976 --- Barcelona 5-1 Östers IF (SWE) [EC-3, 3rd rnd]1 goal, 2 assists
70. 02/03/1977 --- Athletic de Bilbao (ESP) 2-1 Barcelona [EC-3, Quarterfinals]
71. 16/03/1977 --- Barcelona 2-2 Athletic de Bilbao (ESP) [EC-3, Quarterfinals]2 goals


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1982/1983
72. 15/09/1982 --- Celtic (SCO) – Ajax 2:2 [EC-1, 1st round] 1 assist
73. 29/09/1982 --- Ajax – Celtic (SCO) 1:2 [EC-1, 1st round] [subbed out 85th minute]

1983/1984
74. 14/09/1983 --- St. Mirren (SCO) – Feyenoord 0:1 [EC-3, 1st rnd]
75. 28/09/1983 --- Feyenoord – St. Mirren (SCO) 2:0 [EC-3, 1st rnd]
76. 19/10/1983 --- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) – Feyenoord 4:2 [1] [EC-3, 2nd rnd]
77. 02/11/1983 --- Feyenoord – Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 0:2 [EC-3, 2nd rnd]

 

For some reason I could not write down the summary below the text but this is it:

77 European matches, 31 goals, 30 assists

It is 32 goals in 78 matches if one counts the Intertoto match against Torino (ITA) on 07/06/1968 too.


In absolute statistics (goals + assists), this are his best European seasons:

76/77 - 1.29 (5 goals, 4 assists in 7 games)
69/70 - 1.25 (4 goals, 6 assists in 8 games)
72/73 - 1.00 (3 goals, 3 assists in 6 games)
68/69 - 0.9 (6 goals, 3 assists in 10 games)
70/71 - 0.83 (1 goal, 4 assists in 6 games)
74/75 - 0.75 (0 goals, 6 assists in 8 games)
66/67 - 0.67 (3 goals, 1 assist in 6 games)
71/72 - 0.55 (5 goals, 0 assists in 9 games)
67/68 - 0.5 (1 goal, 0 assists in 2 games)
82/83 - 0.5 (0 goals, 1 assist in 2 games)
75/76 - 0.44 (2 goals, 2 assists in 9 games)
83/84 - 0.25 (1 goal, 0 assists in 4 games)

 

Matches against top five sides (Ajax, Barcelona)

1964/1965
1. 22/11/1964 --- Ajax - PSV 5:0 [1]
2. 29/11/1964 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 9:4
3. 10/01/1965 --- Ajax - ADO 5:1
Note: assisters partially known/verified

1965/1966
4. 21/10/1965 --- DWS - Ajax 0:2 [2]
5. 28/11/1965 --- ADO - Ajax 2:3 1 assist
6. 09/01/1966 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1 [1]
7. 20/03/1966 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 1:2 [1]
8. 09/04/1966 --- Ajax - DWS 2:1
9. 24/04/1966 --- Ajax - ADO 5:1 [2] 1 assist
10. 18/05/1966 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 2:0 [1]
Note: assisters partially known/verified

1966/1967
11. 25/09/1966 --- Ajax - Sparta 5:0 [1]
12. 30/10/1966 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 2:3 [2]
13. 13/11/1966 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 5:0 [2] 1 assist
14. 12/02/1967 --- Sparta - Ajax 2:1 [1]
15. 19/03/1967 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 4:1 [1] 2 assist
16. 27/03/1967 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1
17. 02/04/1967 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 3:1 [1] [Dutch Cup, 1st round]
18. 15/05/1967 --- Ajax - ADO 5:3 [2] 1 assist
19. 28/05/1967 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 1:2 (a.e.t.) [1] [Dutch Cup, sf] 1 assist
Note: assisters partially known/verified

1967/1968
20. 13/08/1967 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 2:0 [1] 1 assist
21. 03/09/1967 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:0
22. 29/10/1967 --- Sparta - Ajax 1:0
23. 03/12/1967 --- ADO - Ajax 1:0
24. 17/12/1967 --- Go Ahead - Ajax 0:1 [1]
25. 10/03/1968 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 1:0 1 assist
26. 15/04/1968 --- Ajax - Sparta 3:0 1 assist
27. 26/05/1968 --- Ajax - ADO 2:1

1968/1969
28. 03/11/1968 --- FC Twente - Ajax 5:1 1 assist
29. 17/11/1968 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 0:1
30. 08/12/1968 --- PSV - Ajax 0:1
31. 05/01/1969 --- Ajax - Go Ahead 4:3 [2] 1 assist
32. 09/03/1969 --- Ajax - Feyenoord 1:2 [Dutch Cup, 3rd round]
33. 20/04/1969 --- Feyenoord - Ajax 1:1
34. 15/05/1969 --- Ajax - PSV 1:2

1969/1970
35. 24/08/1969 --- Sparta – Ajax 2:4 [1] 1 assist
36. 05/10/1969 --- Ajax – PSV 3:0 [1] 1 assist
37. 12/10/1969 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:3
38. 02/11/1969 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:0
39. 25/02/1970 --- Ajax – Sparta 2:1
40. 30/03/1970 --- PSV – Ajax 1:3
41. 05/04/1970 --- Ajax – FC Twente 3:0 2 assists
42. 26/04/1970 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 3:3 [1] [some sources state 2 goals]
43. 14/05/1970 --- Ajax – FC Twente 4:0 [2] [Dutch Cup, semi-final] 1 assist
44. 27/05/1970 --- Ajax – PSV 2:0 [1] [Dutch Cup, final]

1970/1971
45. 30/10/1970 --- Ajax – PSV 1:0
46. 20/12/1970 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:1
47. 24/01/1971 --- Ajax – ADO 3:0 [1] 1 assist
48. 07/04/1971 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:2 [Dutch Cup, quar.-final] 1 assist
49. 18/04/1971 --- PSV – Ajax 0:3 [2]
50. 27/05/1971 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 1:3 1 assist

1971/1972
51. 15/08/1971 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:2 1 assist
52. 22/08/1971 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 1:0 1 assist
53. 29/08/1971 --- Sparta – Ajax 1:1
54. 07/11/1971 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 2:1
55. 18/12/1971 --- Ajax – FC Twente 1:0
56. 02/01/1972 --- FC Den Haag – Ajax 1:2 [1]
57. 16/01/1972 --- Ajax – Sparta 2:1 [1]
58. 15/04/1972 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 1:5 [2] 1 assist
59. 11/05/1972 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 3:2 [1] [Dutch Cup, final] 1 assist

1972/1973
60. 17/09/1972 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 2:0
61. 21/10/1972 --- FC Twente – Ajax 0:1 [1]
62. 03/12/1972 --- Sparta – Ajax 3:1
63. 03/03/1973 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 2:1
64. 07/04/1973 --- Ajax – FC Twente 1:0
65. 21/04/1973 --- Ajax – FC Den Haag 5:0 [1] 1 assist

1973/1974
66. 11.11.73 --- Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Bilbao 1 assist
67. 22.12.73 --- Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid 1 goal 1 assist
68. 27.02.74 --- Barcelona 4-1 Real Sociedad 2 goals
69. 24.03.74 --- Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Barcelona
70. 31.03.74 --- Barcelona 2-0 Zaragoza 1 assist
71. 28.04.74 --- Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona

1974/1975
72. 07/09/1974 --- Real Sociedad 3-2 Barcelona
73. 19/10/1974 --- Hércules Alicante 0-0 Barcelona
74. 05/01/1975 --- Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
75. 12/01/1975 --- Barcelona 2-2 Real Zaragoza
76. 26/01/1975 --- Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad
77. 01/03/1975 --- Barcelona 0-0 Hércules Alicante
78. 11/05/1975 --- Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid
79. 18/05/1975 --- Real Zaragoza 2-1 Barcelona 1 assist

1975/1976
80. 21/09/1975 --- Athletic de Bilbao 2-1 Barcelona 1 goal
81. 19/10/1975 --- Atlético Madrid 3-0 Barcelona
82. 14/12/1975 --- Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol 1 goal, 1 assist
83. 28/12/1975 --- Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid
84. 01/02/1976 --- Barcelona 2-1 Athletic de Bilbao 1 assist
85. 22/02/1976 --- Barcelona 2-1 Atlético Madrid 1 assist
86. 11/04/1976 --- Espanyol 3-0 Barcelona
87. 30/04/1976 --- Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona 1 assist

1976/1977
88. 05/09/1976 --- Barcelona 4-0 Las Palmas 2 goals
89. 16/10/1976 --- Athletic de Bilbao 1-3 Barcelona 1 goal, 2 assists
90. 24/10/1976 --- Atlético Madrid 3-1 Barcelona 1 goal
91. 09/01/1977 --- Real Betis Sevilla 1-3 Barcelona 2 assists
92. 15/01/1977 --- Las Palmas 2-1 Barcelona 1 assist

1981/1982
93. 06/12/1981 --- Ajax – Haarlem 4:1 [1] 1 assist
94. 18/04/1982 --- Ajax – PSV 3:0
95. 15/05/1982 --- Ajax – AZ67 3:2 1 assist

1982/1983
96. 12/09/1982 --- Ajax – Sparta 1:1
97. 28/11/1982 --- Feyenoord – Ajax 2:2
98. 23/01/1983 --- Ajax – FC Groningen 5:5 1 assist
99. 27/02/1983 --- Sparta – Ajax 1:1
100. 06/03/1983 --- Ajax – PSV 3:3
101. 30/03/1983 --- Ajax – PSV 2:0 [1] [Dutch Cup, semi]
102. 13/04/1983 --- PSV – Ajax (w. pens) 3:1 [Dutch Cup, semi]
103. 01/05/1983 --- Ajax – Feyenoord 3:3

Note: corrected/added the Go Ahead match of 19/03/1967, he had two assists instead of one.

 

Statistically best seasons against 'top' teams:

76/77 - 1.8 (4 goals, 5 assists in 5 matches)
66/67 - 1.78 (11 goals, 5 assists in 9 matches) *
65/66 - 1.29 (7 goals, 2 assists in 7 matches) *
69/70 - 1.1 (6 goals, 5 assists in 10 matches)
71/72 - 1.0 (5 goals, 4 assists in 9 matches)
73/74 - 1.0 (3 goals, 3 assists in 6 matches)
70/71 - 1.0 (3 goals, 3 assists in 6 matches)
81/82 - 1.0 (1 goal, 2 assists in 3 matches)
75/76 - 0.75 (2 goals, 4 assists in 8 matches)
67/68 - 0.63 (2 goals, 3 assists in 8 matches)
68/69 - 0.57 (2 goals, 2 assists in 7 matches)
72/73 - 0.5 (2 goals, 1 assist in 6 matches)
64/65 - 0.33 (1 goal, 0 assists in 3 matches) *
82/83 - 0.25 (1 goal, 1 assist in 8 matches)
74/75 - 0.13 (0 goals, 1 assist in 8 matches)

N.B. Seasons with an asterisk indicate incomplete assist-stats; assists mentioned are verified.

 

Last comment before I continue with Feyenoord season: if we combine everything together then we have so far these assists:

- 82 assists for Barcelona in 73-77 years
- 26 assists for the national team
- 27 assists against Dutch top five sides (incomplete for 64-67)
- 18 assists in European matches for Ajax
- 10 in international friendlies for Ajax (incomplete)
- 2 further assists in Cup finals (against non top five opponents)
- 6 further assists in his 81/82 season verified (8 in total with matches against top sides included)

In total 171 assists known.

According to an NASL fan website he had 37 assists in the NASL too
http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Cruyff.Johan.htm

So that makes 208 assists, if true.

 

06/11/1983 --- Sparta – Feyenoord 1:4

Attendance: 20000

Goalscorers: Vermeulen, Hoekstra (2), Houtman

Season: 1983/1984


Headline: Fantastic Cruijff leads Feyenoord to a win


Feyenoord captain Wijnstekers said afterwards: "This is the Cruijff we know from the months August and September."
Sparta captain Van Gaal said: "In this state he is very hard to play against. Remarkable is the light-footedness he has at the age of 36, and the acceleration at the first five meters as a result of that."

As the commentator in the highlights noticed, Sparta was in extensive phases the equal side. Crucial were the changes in the 58th minute: Van de Korput fell out with an injury and was replaced by Houtman. It had as result that Gullit moved towards the defense while striker Houtman became the third forward.

The goal came in the 60th minute: cross Zhelyazkov, Houtman occupies two defenders and Vermeulen heads in. 0:1

Then the 77th minute: Cruijff passes to Troost, who makes a cross to Hoekstra. 0:2 (see video)

In the 88th minute started Cruijff another attack which ended 30 second later in a handball. De Wolf caused the penalty kick after a cross by Vermeulen. Houtman scored the PK. 0:3.

In the 90th minute another goal by Hoekstra (see video). 0:4.

Troost caused a free-kick deep in injury time. Van Gaal took it and Lengkeek headed in the 1:4.

Brief highlights:

 

Brief highlights of the league match against Willem II on 04/12/1983



I included a few random moments I liked

 

11/01/1984 - Glasgow Rangers - Feyenoord 3:3 [friendly]

During the winter break played Feyenoord one international friendly. Glasgow came 2:0 ahead on Ibrox Park but Carbo (Club Brugge loaned him out to Feyenoord for the remainder of the season) and Gullit scored two goals before half-time. Williamson and Redford were the scorers of the first two goals in the game. Cruijff used this friendly to play as center-forward in the second half and scored the 2:3. But Prytz made 3:3 which took the game surprisingly and unexpectedly to penalty kicks. Feyenoord won the penalty shoot-out with 7-6. Notable event: Cruijff did not take one. The attendance was higher than expected, which was according to some related to the presence of Cruijff on the field.

Assisters are unknown/unclear.

Summary: 1 goal