Another victory another salute to their supporters. Waving to the crowd are HANN. BLANKENBURG
KEIZER (behind No. 12). SWART. KROL. CRUYFF and GERRIE MUHREN.
pean sides before retiring in
1953.
He was boss of the Rumanian
national squad from 1962-67
then took over the job of run
ning Steaua Bucharest, a club
Rangers have met in European
competition in recent years.
His assistant is Bobby
Haarms, who had a long career
as a player with Ajax before
moving on to the coaching staff.
The No. 1 star in the Ajax
side is, of course, European
super-star JOHAN CRUYFF a
brilliant, if sometimes tempera
mental forward whose fantastic
ability and skill have put him in
the £300,000 class.
He was voted Dutch foot
baller of the year in 1967, '68
and '69 and won the title of
Europe's top footballer in 1972.
An internationalist of course, he
is contracted to Ajax until 1978.
Cruyff scored both Ajax goals
in their Rotterdam European
Cup triumph over Inter-Milan.
Not far behind Cruyff in the
Ajax popularity ratings is skip
per and outside left PIET
KEIZER, a big, blond fellow
with a dynamic left foot and a
deceptive, lazy style.
Now 29, he was almost
finished with football because
of injury eight years ago but
after a year's absence came
back better than ever. Dutch
internationalist, he was a most
impressive player in an inter
national against Scotland at
Hampden in 1966 when the
Dutch won 3-0.
A key man in the Ajax de
fence is the big, powerful
bearded BARRY HULSHOFF.
A real rugged character, he is
an internationalist.
Particularly strong in the air,
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