Since 2006, following a brand re-launch, Cruyff Classics produces trainers, sneakers and leisure shoes based on the original models of Johann Cruyff from the 1980s. The story of the Cruyff sports shoe began in the late 1970s.

While in Barcelona, Cruyff began to conceptualise a design for his ideal sports shoe. He then got together with Italian designer Emidio Lazzarini(of Pantofola d’Oro fame) and they came up with a winning match of functionality (Cruyff’s input) with elegance (Italian input). The Johann Cruyff soccer boot was born and was a big success. In its heyday throughout the 1980s, the legendary Cruyff sports shoes were worn on soccer pitches across Europe by iconic players such as Marco Van Basten.

In 2006, the Cruyff sports shoe brand was revamped and given a new lease of life! Since then, the Cruyff Classics sports shoe has gone from strength to strength.