Jan Olsson proud to be turned by Johan Cruyff in 1974

Jan Olsson, the Swedish defender fooled by Johan Cruyff’s brilliant dummy at the 1974 World Cup, has revealed how he and his team-mates exploded into laughter after witnessing the winger’s most famous skill.

Cruyff’s mesmeric turn at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund has gone down in history as one of football’s most stunning moments as the Holland forward feigned to go one way but twisted the other, leaving a befuddled Olsson staring into space. Cruyff died of cancer yesterday, aged 68.

The Group Three match finished 0-0 but the ‘Cruyff turn’ would become a defining image of the Dutch side in the 1970s, which lost to West Germany in the 1974 final, and is considered one of the most exciting and inventive teams of all time.