The FC Barcelona gave spirits to Cruyff in October of 2015

FAREWELL OF A MYTH

Communiqué of the Barça and condolence to the family Cruyff

Published:24/03/2016 - 16:06h

Updated:24/03/2016 - 19:58h

The FC Barcelona has issued an official communiqué with which has sacked of one of his big legends, Johan Cruyff, and has given his sincerer condolence to the family of the Dutch. Besides, also it has published a note in his web

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The FC Barcelona has published to the 15.00 hours of this Thursday an official communiqué in which it has regretted the demise of Johan Cruyff, pure history of the club and of the world of the football, and besides has transmitted his institutional condolence to the family and beings more gathered to the Dutch. East has been the brief communiqué issued by the Barça: 

"The Barcelona expresses his pain by the death of Johan Cruyff (Amsterdam, 25/04/1947 - Barcelona, 24/03/2016) that it was player, trainer and that it was and will be always legend of this club. The Barcelona wants to transmit his more felt condolence to his family with the one who share these moments of pain, jointly with the partners, fans of the club and of the world of the football and of the sport. It rest in peace. Thank you, Johan". 

Besides, in the official web page of the FC Barcelona have published also a note that reviews some of the most notable moments of the travesía of Johan Cruyff in the club, first like player and afterwards like trainer. To continuation reproduce part of the note issued in the place mentioned: 

"The bond between Cruyff and the Barça began in August of 1973, when it signed pertinent of the Ajax, where had turned into the best player of the world few years before. With the Barça soon began to collect titles and recognitions. In his first season like culé won the League, and received his second and third Balloon of Gold, respectively. With his intelligent game, technical soberbia and capacity of leadership, turned into an icon for the barcelonismo".

"In the retina of the culés still remains the acrobatic goal against the Athletic of Madrid and the 0-5 in Santiago Bernabéu in February of 1974, between many others. In 1978, after winning the Glass of the King of that season, Cruyff left the Barça. It would take 10 years in going back to the club. And it would do it like trainer. It seated in the bench of the Barça during eight seasons, during which headed the best Barça of the history until the moment. It chained four titles of League and, between other competitions, conquered the first Glass of Barcelona Europe, in May of 1992 in Wembley. It was the period of the legendary 'Dream Team', a team that marvelled all the world with an extraordinary football".

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