Johann Neskens, a legend of the national Netherlands, Ajax and Barcelona, died.

Grief in the world. Dutch legend, Johann Neskens “left” from life at the age of 73. He was a member of the “orani” team that created “total football” and teammate Johann Croif. Big “loss” for football. “He left” life at the age of 73, the legendary Dutch midfielder, Johann Neskens, announced by the football federation of the Netherlands (KNVB). Johann Neskens was part of Ajax’s “great” team that played total football and won Europe, with three consecutive European cups, between 1971 and 1973, led by Johann Croif. Neskens and Croif were very good friends and together they formed one of the top “pairs” in football history, both in “Ajada” and Barcelona. Neskens arrived in Barcelona from Ajax in the summer of 1974, after the German World Cup, in whose final he had scored the goal of the “oran” from the penalty point, and played in Catalonia until 1979, after the final in Basel. He is one of the most beloved “foreigners” in the history of the team. See this post on Instagram. In 2006, he became a member of Barcelona’s technical staff as an assistant to Frank Rykard. Throughout his career he stood out in addition to his football intelligence for his long hair and characteristic sideburns. He was also the protagonist of the 1978 World Cup, in which the Netherlands played again in the final, which he lost, this time to Argentina.