Johan Cruyff Institute

Johan Cruyff Institute is an educational institution, founded by Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, aimed at educating athletes, sport and business professionals in the field of sport management.

Johan Cruyff Institute

Motto	Educating the next generation of Leaders in Sport Management
Type	Private[1]
Established	1999[1]
Founder	Johan Cruyff
Students	10,000[2]
Location	Barcelona, Spain Amsterdam, Netherlands Lima, Peru Mexico City, Mexico
Campus	Urban
Website	johancruyffinstitute.com

History

The academic institution was founded in 1999 with a program for 35 athletes as part of the Johan Cruyff Academy^[3] of Amsterdam and has since then become a global network. In 2002, the Johan Cruyff Institute Barcelona was opened and established as the international headquarters, and the expansion proceeded to Mexico (2003), Amsterdam (2006) and Peru (2013).

There are 4 Johan Cruyff Institute (postgraduate and executive education), 3 Johan Cruyff Academy (graduate education) and 4 Johan Cruyff College (vocational training).

Notable alumni

• Vivianne Miedema, Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.^[4]
• Aitana Bonmatí Conca, Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club, FC Barcelona Femení and the Spanish national team.^[5]
• Keylor Navas, Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.^[6]
• Eduarda Amorim, Brazilian former professional handball player, World Champion, IHF World Player of the Year 2014
• Koen de Kort, Dutch former professional cyclist.
• Ana Lucía Martínez, Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Pomigliano CF and the Guatemala women's national team.^[7]
• Bojan Krkic, Spanish former professional footballer.^[8]
• Edwin van der Sar, CEO at AFC Ajax^[9]
• Craig Foster, Chief Football Analyst/Presenter at SBS^[10]
• Esther Vergeer, Tournament Director – ABN AMRO Wheelchair Tennis Tournament^[11]
• Guillermo Ochoa, Mexican professional football goalkeeper^[12]
• Edith Bosch, Co-Owner – The Impowerment Company^[13]
• Jan Bos, Former Coach – Kia Speedskating Academy^[14]
• Richard Schuil, Business Coordinator – Thomas St John Group;^[15] Co Owner – TopSport & Finance^[16]
• Gretar Steinsson, Technical director at Leeds United^[17]
• Jordi Villacampa, Former President, Club Joventut Badalona^[18]
• Sergio Lozano, Professional Futsal player at FC Barcelona^[19]
• Marlou van Rhijn, Paralympic sprinter^[20]
• Alfreð Finnbogason, Professional football player for FC Augsburg^[21]
• Bibian Mentel, Winter Paralympics (Snowboarding) gold-medalist;^[22][23][24] Founder – Mentelity Foundation ^[25]
• Akwasi Frimpong, Sprinter, bobsledder, and skeleton athlete;^[26][27][28] Owner at Golden Events Management (GEM USA)^[29][30]
• David Alegre, Spanish field hockey midfielder
• Jennifer Pareja, 2012 Summer Olympics waterpolo player silver-medalist^[31]
• Rubén Vergés, 2010 Olympic halfpipe Snowboarder^[32]
• Daniëlle van de Donk, player for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin^[33]
• Lieke Martens, Paris Saint-Germain Féminine player^[34]
• Jose Antonio Quintero, vice president at Venezuelan Football Federation.