Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974.

What happened to Cruyff?

On 3 January 2020, Cruyff reached an agreement to become manager of the Ecuador national football team. On 23 July 2020 Cruyff resigned from his position. This came after several major leadership changes in the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

What killed Cruyff?

The cause was cancer, Cruyff's family said in a statement on his website. Cruyff, a heavy smoker until he had heart problems in the 1990s, revealed in October that he had lung cancer.