Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2021-08-16
Number: 21-075/V
Author-Name: Jan van Ours
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Title: Johan Cruyff and his Contribution to Success and Stadium Attendance at Feyenoord
Abstract: In his last season as professional football player, Johan Cruyff played at Feyenoord. This paper shows that Cruyff improved the performance of his team and provides evidence of his presence attracting more stadium attendants to the home ground. From this it is concluded that Cruyff made a superstar contribution to his club Feyenoord.
Classification-JEL: C23, Z21, D12
Keywords: professional football, superstar, Johan Cruyff, Feyenoord
File-URL: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/21075.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20210075