Jordi Cruyff

[Andi Istiabudi]

Tadi lagi iseng-iseng browsing eh malah menemukan foto lama Jordi Cruyff saat masih membela Manchester United. Kalau dilihat dari model rambut Ryan Giggs yang masih tampak "kriwil" sepertinya foto ini diambil sekitar tahun 1996-1997. Lumayanlah untuk sekedar nostalgia ...



Jordi Cruyff & Ryan Giggs

[Ucup Carrick]

nih orang langganan nyetak gol ke gawang wimbledon kalo gak salah....
gua liat foto nih orang pas main di barca...

[Andi Istiabudi]

Whatever happened to Jordi Cruyff?



Jordi “Don’t call me Johan” Cruyff was, surprisingly, a multiple Premiership title winner. It’s easy to forget this of course because, well, without trying to be cruel, it’s easy to forget him. Being the son of a world famous player and constant fixture in “greatest players of all time” lists, is never an easy burden. To his credit, Jordi didn’t go down the Callum Best route of going bald and shagging around, and attempted to carve out a career for himself as a respected player in his own right. And in this regard, he was relatively successful, however the shadow of his famous father and namesake, always loomed large above him.
But it would unfair to constantly remind you of this, so I won’t mention it any further.

Jordi began his career at Barcelona under the tutelage of then manager, world famous footballer and father Johan Cruyff. He rose through the B sides and reserves before making 40 plus appearances for the first team, including an outing in the famous 4-0 rout of Manchester United in the Champions League. He was transfered to United 2 seasons later after impressing for Holland during Euro 96, where he scored his only goal for the Netherlands against Switzerland at Villa Park. He made his debut during the 3-0 victory over Wimbledon on the opening day of the 96/97 season, a game famous in football folklore as the day David Beckham announced his arrival on the big stage with a goal from the half way line. He went on to score in his next 2 outings for the Red Devils, increasing expectation on him, as well as giving journalists up and down the land several excuses to roll out comparisons with his erstwhile relative. However unfortunately for Cruyff, knee and ankle injuries restricted much of his playing time at the club and by the time he’d regained full fitness, he was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford. He did however score a crucial last minute equalizer against Derby during United’s Treble winning year but was loaned out to Celta Vigo mid season and cruelly missed out on a share of the medals.

Returning to spain with Alaves and then Espanyol he enjoyed far more playing time but not as much success. He was involved in the epic 5-4 UEFA cup final loss to Liverpool with the former, and after their relegation, enjoyed a regular place in the side with the latter. However his old injuries resurfaced and forced him into semi retirement soon after. After spending time training with the Barcelona B team, harking back to his youthful days as a promising prospect, he ended up, quite bizarrely, as a center back for Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk.

In 2009 he entered management with an assistant manager/player role at Maltese side Valletta. He still plays there an also runs a fashion label, imaginatively named “Cruyff”.

Despite his injuries, and unflattering comparisons, Jordi was a very talented player. Eventually deciding to jettison the name Cruyff from his shirt all together around 1999, in favour of his middle name and current moniker, he was a tricky little player, with a spark of imagination that would have seem him rated substantially higher had his lineage not been so prominent and his injuries so frequent. Now 35 and at least following Callum Best in the baldness stakes, he continues to play in Malta and is presumably, still known simply as Jordi.

Source : www.footballfancast.com

[Andi Istiabudi]

Hayooo... ada yang tahu bersama siapakah Jordi Cruyff dalam foto yang diambil tahun 1996 ini ? Petunjuknya adalah dia juga pemain MU. Siapakah dia ? Gampang banget kok, hehehe ...

[dancoloveunited]

Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Hayooo... ada yang tahu bersama siapakah Jordi Cruyff dalam foto yang diambil tahun 1996 ini ? Petunjuknya adalah dia juga pemain MU. Siapakah dia ? Gampang banget kok, hehehe ...

oooohhh... gw tau... Didi Nini Thowok kan?!!

[Andi Istiabudi]

@ dancoloveunited :
Huahahahahaha parah ..... Ini lho foto Didik Nini Thowok yang asli !



Masa Didik Nini Thowok gaulnya dengan Jordi Cruyff ? Hahahaha ....

[yoshiharu_kubo10]

Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Hayooo... ada yang tahu bersama siapakah Jordi Cruyff dalam foto yang diambil tahun 1996 ini ? Petunjuknya adalah dia juga pemain MU. Siapakah dia ? Gampang banget kok, hehehe ...

hwhwhwhwhwh...

Edwin van der Saar tuh...hwhwhwhhwh...yang satu lagi Michael Reiziger...kalau ga salah...

bro Andi...tebak2an di thread sebelah juga masih di tunggu...

[Andi Istiabudi]

Originally Posted by yoshiharu_kubo10

hwhwhwhwhwh...

Edwin van der Saar tuh...hwhwhwhhwh...yang satu lagi Michael Reiziger...kalau ga salah...

bro Andi...tebak2an di thread sebelah juga masih di tunggu...

Iya betul, itu foto Jordi Cruyff bersama Edwin van der Saar dan Michael Reiziger.
Untuk tebak-tebakan di forum sebelah masih belum menemukan soal yang tepat nih yang berhubungan dengan sejarah. Kalau mau memberi pertanyaan dulu, saya persilahkan kok ...

[ferly_Liemz]

ooh reiziger toh...br inget gw namanya...pantes ky nya terkenal
Kl vds seh sekali liat lgsg tw...hehehe

[Andi Istiabudi]

Jordi Cruyff Sudah Jadi Direktur

KE mana Jordi Cruyff, putra legenda sepak bola Johan Cruyff itu? Mantan gelandang serang Barcelona dan Manchester United ini ternyata sudah menjadi direktur klub sepak bola. Dia memimpin klub Siprus, AEK Larnaca.

Jordi mulai menanjak namanya ketika membela timnas Belanda di Piala Eropa 1996. Statusnya sebagai putra Johan Cruyff ikut mendongkrak ketenarannya.

Namun, tidak dengan kariernya. Ia gagal mengikuti kesuksesan sang ayah. Penampilannya bersama Barcelona dan MU kurang mengesankan. Dikontrak MU pada 1996 sampai 2000, dia kemudian dipinjamkan ke Celta Vigo pada 1999.

MU tak memperpanjang kontraknya dan tahun 2000 dia pindah ke Alaves. Ternyata, dia juga gagal mendongkrak namanya hingga kariernya terus terjun. Sempat membela Espanyol setahun 2003-04, dia kemudian membela tim-tim kecil seperti Matalurh Donetsk (Ukraina). Terakhir ia membela klub Malta, Valletta, pada 2009-2010, kemudian pensiun.

Ternyata, dia sudah punya karier baru. Jordi ditunjuk menjadi direktur sepak bola AEK Larnaca. Awal yang sepertinya sukses, karena Larnaca kini sementara berada di urutan ketiga Liga Siprus.

"Pelatih kepala kami, Tom Caanen, dan saya sangat puas dengan penampilan tim selama ini. Padahal, kami memiliki anggaran kecil. Tapi, kami masih bisa membangun tim yang kuat," terang Jordi kepada fifa.com.

"Kami ingin mengakhiri kompetisi dengan posisi di empat besar. Kami sekarang juga sudah lolos ke perempat final Piala Siprus. Mari, kita tunggu saja apa yang bisa diraih tim," tambah Jordi yang kini berumur 37 tahun.

Jordi juga mengatakan, "Keputusan saya untuk pergi ke Siprus memang agak aneh. Ketika saya memutuskan pensiun (Juni 2010), saya mencoba mencari karier apa yang cocok. Sekarang, saya sudah mendapatkannya dan menikmati menjadi direktur sepak bola. Ini tantangn besar buat saya. Di saat yang sama, saya bisa belajar yang akan bermanfaat di masa depan saya.

Source : http://bola.kompas.com