In Barcelona, ​​he is remembered for his particular way of speaking, very similar to that of a

Johan Cruyff

whom he accompanied throughout his time at Barça.

Also, by its aspect, eternally smiling.

Tonny Bruins

was one of the assistants of the legendary Barcelona coach in the Dream Team, a team with which he won, among other titles, a European Cup and four Leagues.

His arrival at the Barça club had a somewhat bizarre justification: then, Cruyff did not yet have the necessary qualifications to be a coach and it was pointed out from the club that, if necessary, he could sit on the bench.

This November 2, in Amsterdam, he died a victim of cancer that was detected four years ago.

Perhaps the image of him that will be most present in the retina of many fans is the one in which he is standing, in front of the bench, wearing a bright green anorak and showing the palm of his right hand wide open.

In it, Tonny Bruins celebrated in a very particular way Barça's fifth goal against Real Madrid by

Benito Floro

, on January 9, 1994.

Romario

, with a hat trick,

Iván Iglesias

and

Ronald Koeman

, the current coach Barça player, were in charge of scoring the goals.

In 2007, curiously, he would return to the Spanish League precisely at the hand of Koeman, to become one of his assistants at Valencia.

Before, he had already been by his side at Benfica and PSV, and would also accompany him in his time at AZ after passing through Mestalla.

In recent years, Tonny Bruins served as a scout for Ajax and was even part of the board of the Dutch team.

His profile as an analyst was decisive for many clubs to carry out a multitude of signings.

Among them,

Royston Drenthe's

for Real Madrid or

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's

for Barça.

Tonny Bruins Slot was born in Amsterdam on April 1, 1947 and passed away in this same city on November 2, 2020.

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