Jordi Cruyff

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Jordi Cruyff
Cruyff in 2009
Personal information
Full name Johan Jordi Cruijff[1]
Date of birth (1974-02-09) 9 February 1974 (age 50)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam,[3] Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1981–1988 Ajax
1988–1992 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Barcelona B 47 (14)
1994–1996 Barcelona 41 (11)
1996–2000 Manchester United 34 (8)
1999Celta Vigo (loan) 8 (2)
2000–2003 Alavés 94 (8)
2003–2004 Espanyol 30 (3)
2006–2008 Metalurh Donetsk 28 (0)
2009–2010 Valletta 17 (10)
Total 299 (56)
National team
1996 Netherlands 9 (1)
1995–2004 Catalonia 9 (2)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Valletta (player-assistant manager)
2010–2012 AEK Larnaca (sports director)
2012–2017 Maccabi Tel Aviv (sports director)
2017–2018 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2018–2019 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
2020 Ecuador
2020–2021 Shenzhen
2021–2023 Barcelona (sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jordi Cruyff (born 9 February 1974) is a Dutch football player turned manager. He played for Netherlands national team. He is the son of Johan Cruijff.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

Club[4] Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona 1993–94 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994–95 La Liga 28 9 3 0 5 0 36 9
1995–96 La Liga 13 2 1 0 4 0 18 2
Total 41 11 4 0 9 0 54 11
Manchester United 1996–97 Premier League 16 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 22 3
1997–98 Premier League 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
1998–99 Premier League 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 11 2
1999–2000 Premier League 8 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 17 3
Total 34 8 1 0 5 0 11 0 7 0 58 8
Celta Vigo (loan) 1998–99 La Liga 8 2 1 0 0 0 9 2
Deportivo Alavés 2000–01 La Liga 35 3 10 4 45 7
2001–02 La Liga 33 4 0 0 33 4
2002–03 La Liga 26 1 3 0 3 0 32 1
Total 94 8 3 0 13 4 110 12
Espanyol 2003–04 La Liga 30 3 30 3
Metalurh Donetsk 2006–07 Vyshcha Liha 13 0 13 0
2007–08 Vyshcha Liha 15 0 15 0
Total 28 0 28 0
Valletta 2009–10 Maltese Premier League 17 10 4 0 21 10
Career total 252 42 9 0 5 0 37 4 7 0 310 46

International[change | change source]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1996 9 1
Total 9 1
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cruyff goal.
List of international goals scored by Jordi Cruyff
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 June 1996 Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom  Switzerland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 [5]

Managerial statistics[change | change source]

As of 30 May 2021
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Maccabi Tel Aviv (caretaker) Israel 5 January 2017 10 February 2017 7 6 1 0 085.71
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 50 29 9 12 058.00
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan China 8 August 2018 14 December 2019 46 14 14 18 030.43
Ecuador Ecuador 13 January 2020 23 July 2020 0 0 0 0 !
Shenzhen China 6 September 2020 4 June 2021 17 7 4 6 041.18
Total 120 56 28 36 046.67

Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Barcelona

Manchester United

Manager[change | change source]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Sources[change | change source]

  • Barça: A People's Passion (1998), Jimmy Burns.[10]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Jordi Cruyff: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jordi Cruyff: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. "Jordi Cruyff". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. "Jordi Cruijff Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "National football team player Jordi Cruyff". EU Football Info.
  6. "Supercopa / Spanish Super Cup 1994".
  7. "Manchester United v Newcastle United, 11 August 1996". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. "Charity remains at home". The Irish Times. Dublin. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. "גביע הטוטו ליגת העל מחזור 3". Israel Football (in Hebrew). 14 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. Burns, Jimmy (2000). Barca: A People's Passion. ISBN 0747545545.