Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruijff, who was diagnosed¹ with lung cancer, died in Barcelona on Thursday at the age of 68.

荷兰足球传奇约翰·克鲁伊夫，曾被诊断为肺癌。于本周四在巴塞罗那去世，享年68岁。

In October last year, Cruijff announced he had lung cancer. One month later he said he was convinced "he could win the battle".

在去年十月，克鲁伊夫对外宣布自己患有肺癌。1个月后，他表示自己坚信会赢得这场战斗。

"Johan Cruijff peacefully died in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer," it was stated on his website. "It's with great sadness that we ask you to respect the privacy² of the family during their time of grief³."

“约翰·克鲁伊夫在和癌症作出艰苦斗争之后，在家人的陪伴下，平静地在巴塞罗那去世。”克鲁伊夫官网上如是说。“我们怀着莫大的悲痛之情，请求各界尊重克鲁伊夫家庭的隐私。”

Cruijff made name as a player in the early 1970s with Ajax, winning three European Champions Cups (1971, 1972, 1973) and the Intercontinental Cup in 1972. In 1974 he led the Netherlands to the World Cup final with an attacking style of play, called "Total Football". He continued his playing career at FC Barcelona, winning the Spanish title in his first season, Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats⁴, Levante, Ajax again, to end his career at Feyenoord.

作为球员时期的克鲁伊夫，在上世纪70年代初的阿贾克斯成名，拿下三次欧洲冠军杯冠军(1971, 1972, 1973)，并在1972年赢得洲际杯。在1974年，他带领荷兰队以全攻全守的比赛风格闯入世界杯决赛。之后他在西甲巴塞罗那继续职业生涯，在他的第一赛季就率队拿下西甲冠军，之后前往洛杉矶阿兹特克斯，美国华盛顿外交家，莱万特，再回到阿贾克斯，最后在费耶诺德结束自己的职业生涯。

After his playing career, Cruijff became a successful coach at Ajax and FC Barcelona. With Ajax he claimed the European Cup Winners Cup in 1987 and he led Barcelona to a period of great success with among other trophy's four league titles and their first European Champions Cup in 1992 with the so-called "Dream Team". He put an end to his managerial career in 1996.

在球员职业生涯结束之后，克鲁伊夫在阿贾克斯和巴塞罗那成为了一名成功的教练。在阿贾克斯，他带队拿下1987年的欧洲优胜者杯冠军。之后，他又执教巴塞罗那，带队取得一段伟大的成功，包括联赛四连冠，以及1992年的第一个欧冠奖杯。所以当时这支球队也被称为“梦之队”。他于1996年结束了执教生涯。