One of the most remembered Dutch players, Johan Neeskens, He died this Sunday at the age of 73, confirmed the Federation of that country.
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“Johan Neeskens, former Dutch international and player, among others, for FC Barcelona during Johan Cruyff’s time, died at the age of 73 this Monday, according to the Dutch Football Federation”said Marca of Spain.
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“Johan Neeskens, the world of Dutch and international football loses a legend,” the federation said in a statement, adding that the player He died Sunday of an unspecified illness.
He is considered one of the best midfielders of the 70s. He started at Ajax and reached the Barcelona in 1974, a group in which he was until 1979, the year in which he left for the New York Cosmos.
He signed for the Spanish club at the request of his compatriot Johan Cruyffthe great Barça legend, who has already died.
“Johan Neeskens won two titles as a Barça player (a Copa del Rey and a European Cup Winners’ Cup), he played a total of 234 games in which he scored 56 Barça goals. He was included in the Fifa 100 list, in the Ideal Eleven of the 1974 World Cup and was also considered the Best Foreign Player in the League (Don Balón) in the 75-76 season,” Marca said.
And he stated: “The Dutchman also had a stint as a coach at Barcelona, since in 2006 he was part of the coaching staff of Frank Rijkaardwith whom he had already worked in the Dutch team. In 2008 he left the Barça club.”
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